Windows 10 tip How to disable unwanted startup programs
0Windows 10 tip How to disable unwanted startup programs.
Right-click the column headings to add details about the impact of auto-starting programs.
Every time you start your PC, Windows checks in more than a dozen places to see if you (or, more likely, some program you installed) has specified that a program should start automatically. Those auto-start programs can run as a result of entries in the Windows registry, scheduled tasks, Group Policy settings, even the ancient Win.ini file.
Most of the time, auto-starting programs are benign and useful. You almost certainly want your cloud file storage utility to run automatically so it can sync changes and new files added to OneDrive or Dropbox while you were away.
But other auto-start programs are simply resource-draining vampires, placed there by program developers who decided their little icon in the system tray icon should always be visible, even though you rarely use their software.