Remove / disable start-up programs in Windows 10
Remove / disable startup programs in Windows 10
When the computer is switched on, some programmes start automatically when the computer boots up. The so-called start-up programmes (also known as Autostart) can thus be used more quickly. However, not all programmes are always necessary. If a lot of programmes start at the same time, Windows takes a little longer. We show you how to remove or deactivate certain start-up programmes in Windows 10 that are not needed. Often, programmes are simply added to the startup list after installation, even though you don’t want them to be or don’t know about them. Find all programmes that load unnecessarily and thus take up system performance unnecessarily.
How to remove and disable unnecessary start-up programmes in Windows 10
- Open the task manager. For example, you can use the key combination„Ctrl+Shift+Esc„
- In the task manager you will see an overview of all currently open programmes
- Click on„More details“ at the bottom left
- In the overview, click on the„Autostart“ tab. All programmes that can be opened automatically at system start-up are displayed here. Behind each programme name you can see the respective„Status„. This is either activated or deactivated.
- Click on„Status“ at the top to group all elements. In this way, you can see in groups which programmes are intended for automatic system start-up.
- To exclude an activated programme from the autostart, click on it with the right mouse button. Then click on„Deactivate„. It will no longer be loaded at the next system start.
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