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I disable almost every Windows startup app. These two are worth keeping

Most startup apps slow Windows down, but a couple are actually worth keeping. Here are the only ones I let run at boot.
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How to stop windows from reopening apps and folders at startup

Turn off restartable apps . By default, Windows may automatically reopen apps that were active before you shut down or ...
CNET

Identify mystery start-up apps in XP and Vista

Unless you built your PC yourself, there are probably a bunch of programs installed on your system that start with Windows, though what they do--and whether they really need to start with Windows--is ...
The Verge

How to control what boots up with Windows

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. You can control which apps and processes automatically start up with your computer. You can control which apps ...
CNET

Dig deeper to find the cause of Windows start-up delays

Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff-Davis' Computer Select, back when CDs were new-fangled, and IBM's PC XT was wowing the crowds at Comdex. He spent more ...