Most startup apps slow Windows down, but a couple are actually worth keeping. Here are the only ones I let run at boot.

Windows 11 hasn't seen the growth numbers Microsoft was probably hoping it would, but it still makes up nearly 20% of Windows installs, according to AdDuplex. Although there have been a lot of ...

When you start your system, Windows loads all essential Services and apps that are configured to run on system startup. The Windows Services are an essential part of the Windows operating system and ...

If you have ever stumbled upon apps that open in your face as soon as you log into your Mac, you know how unwelcoming they can get. Such apps, also known as startup programs, are intentionally present ...

Startup programs are apps or utilities that launch automatically as soon the operating system boots up. On macOS, startup programs are called login items, and they save you the time and effort you’d ...

Earlier this week, Microsoft published a new support page with tips for Windows users who want to boot up their operating system more quickly. The tips mainly center around optimizing startup apps, ...

If you want to prevent MiniTool apps from opening at startup and requesting updates at startup in Windows 11/10, here is how you can do that. Here, you can find multiple ways to prevent MiniTool apps ...

When was the last time you checked your computer’s available storage? Too much clutter slows everything down. Here’s a quick tip to find out how much storage is on your PC. Next time you install a new ...

When you turn on your Mac, various apps, add-ons, and invisible background processes start running all by themselves. This is usually what you want, but you may sometimes see items running that you ...

In 2016, Microsoft made a decision everyone had been dreading – serving ads directly to your Windows 10 operating system. At first, it was only a lockscreen advertisement for "Rise of the Tomb Raider" ...