The Windows operating system launches all startup programs more or less at the same time during system start. This can slow down the startup of the system significantly especially with multiple applications in the autostart list. The consequence for the user is a slower unresponsive system until the programs have all been started.
The most popular option to reduce the lag at startup is to remove some or even all of the autostart programs so that they are not launched automatically anymore during Windows startup.
But that’s not always practicable especially for programs that are used regularly by the user.
Start-Q offers another option to handle startup programs to reduce the impact they have on the computer system’s performance.
The idea is to provide a startup queue that manages when and how the programs are launched.
The program window displays a list of all startup programs. The first step in the configuration process of Start-Q is to move those entries that the user wants to autostart in the queue below. This can be done by dragging and dropping the entries to the bottom queue or by selecting an entry and selecting the add startup item to queue icon.
A dialog is displayed for each program that is added to the queue of the software program. This is where the actual configuration is taking place.
The software has the following options for each startup item:
- Delay the startup by x hours, x minutes and x seconds.
- Change the initial window state from normal to hidden, minimized or maximized
- Change the default process priority from normal to idle, high or real time
- Make all Windows startup items that are further down in the queue wait until the application is fully active before loading the next queue app.
- Pause the loading of startup items until the program has (been) closed
Start-Q needs to be activated once the queue has been filed with startup programs. The user has the option to let the software launch with a gui or silently in the background.
Activating Start-Q initiates the following process: All startup programs that have been moved to the program’s queue are removed from their initial startup locations in the Windows operating system since they are now launched by Start-Q instead. Start-Q will be added to the list of programs that are started during Windows startup.
The software to optimize Windows startup programs can be downloaded at the developer’s homepage where it is available free of charge. It worked without problems on our Windows 7 test system.
Enjoyed the article?: Then sign-up for our free newsletter or RSS feed to kick off your day with the latest technology news and tips, or share the article with your friends and contacts on Facebook or Twitter.Related Articles:
Manage Windows Startup Programs With Disable StartupControl which Programs start for Beginners
Delay Windows Startup to Speed Up Startup
Windows Startup Programs Manager Toplist
Windows Startup Manager What In Startup
Hi!! I am in some confusion…
Is the homepage of this product is
http://www.start-q.com/
and the download link is
http://www.start-q.com/downloads/sq-setup.exe ?
I am asking because kaspersky detected this installer as a threat.
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent.dboq
and also Rising and Panda.
Here is the Virustotal link
http://www.virustotal.com/analisis/d5994b828231ace7940a839dab60925a1b8f12547741eb3d8025f30123f0e311-1266168661
Yes that is the file. It is very likely that this is a false positive.
Thaks for Info.. nice Tool
this application, much or less like startup delayer
http://www.r2.com.au/software.php?page=2&show=startdelay
yah..!! I have already submitted the file to kaspersky. Lets see what they say..
Anyway thanks…
What about Startup Delayer that has been around for years? Maybe a few differences but it works great. I started using it several years ago and they are still improving it.
http://www.r2.com.au/
There is a link to the download page on the main page in the left column or you can go through the Software tab then System.