How to Configure Startup Programs
- 1). Click the "Start" button. In the search box, type "msconfig" and press "Enter."
- 2). Click the "Startup" tab in the System Configuration window that appears.
- 3). Scroll through the list and identify the programs you don't want to run at startup.
- 4). Click the check box associated with the programs you don't want to run and click the "Apply" button followed by the "OK" button.
- 5). Restart your computer for the changes to take affect and make sure the programs you disabled do not run.
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