How to How to See the Startup Impact of Apps in Windows 10 [Tutorial]
44How to How to See the Startup Impact of Apps in Windows 10 [Tutorial]
If you used the Windows operating system prior to Windows 8 and Windows 10, you know that back in those days, the only place you could really manage the programs that launch at startup was from the Startup tab in the good old System Configuration tool (aka MSCONFIG). However, in Windows 8 and subsequently Windows 10, Microsoft moved the Startup tab from the System Configuration tool to Task Manager.
It is common sense that any program that autostarts with the Windows operating system extends the startup process. Depending on the program, its impact may be small and barely noticeable or high and thus noticeable.
Most programs that add entries to Windows' various autostart locations don't really need to be started. In fact, even if you would disable them all, you could use the system just like before.
Starting with Windows 8, new functionality has been added to Windows to ensure that end users are always in control of the apps that run on their systems. The Startup tab in Task Manager shows a list of startup apps, along with controls that allow users to disable startup apps. To help users determine what to disable, Task Manager displays a measure of each startup app’s impact. Impact is assessed based on an app’s CPU and disk usage at startup.
It makes sense on the other hand to start some programs with Windows. Security software for one but also other programs that you work with on a regular basis (ideally each time you start the system).
There are programs on the other hand that you don't require often or at all that start with Windows. Since there is always a chance that programs add themselves to one of the startup locations, it pays to monitor those locations regularly to make sure that only selected programs start with the operating system.
Windows 10, just like Windows 8, displays startup information in the Windows Task Manager and not in msconfig. There you find listed a selection of programs that start with Windows. The listing is nowhere near as complete as that of third-party programs such as Autoruns but it works for a quick check as it is a lot simpler than the majority of startup managers for Windows.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops,and tablets running the Windows 10 operating system (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba,Lenovo, and Samsung).