Many computers nowadays have more than one network adapter installed. This may include one or two local area network adapters, a wlan adapter and maybe even a Bluetooth adapter. These adapters may slow down the start of the operating system, as Windows scans for available network connections during start-up of the operating system. It does [...]

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The first version of Startup Delayer was released in 2007. Many aspects of the program have changed since then which is reason enough to post a new review. The theory behind Startup Delayer is simple. Delay the auto start of programs in Windows to avoid bottlenecks during the start of the system. Most versions of [...]

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If you look for a program to manage startup applications in Windows you end up with dozens effortlessly. They all allow the user to manage startup items, but similarities end there. Some applications display all startup applications and files while others limit the display to the most common locations. Some startup managers may be to [...]

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I have written my fair share of articles about how to speed up the start up of the Windows operating system. One of the best tips is to remove programs from autostart that are not needed. While you certainly want your security software to start with Windows, you most likely do not want a program [...]

Categories: Tutorials Basic, Windows

One of the most effective ways of speeding up the system start of the Windows operating system is to disable autostart entries that are not needed during or immediately after the operating system launch. But that is obviously only an option if the programs are not needed. There are however programs that are required shortly [...]

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Soluto is a software program that can be used to analyze the Windows startup. It provides in depth information about each item and program that gets loaded during startup so that the computer user can make the right choices to speed up the start of the Windows operating system. The PC needs to be rebooted [...]

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Windows users have no option to change their startup programs other than to manually edit them using either the msconfig tool or a more sophisticated third party alternative such as Autoruns. But disabling Windows startup items means that these need to be enabled manually again in case they are need at a later time. Not [...]

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Have you ever started your laptop in a crowded area and felt embarrassed because of the loud startup sound that it played once it loaded the operating system? Some PC users turn off all system sounds to avoid this problem while others do not want to work without those sounds and have to rely on [...]

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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 [...]

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