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How to Edit Startup Programs in Windows 10

How to Edit Startup Programs in Windows 10

By Mitch Bartlett 3 Comments

Take control of startup programs in Microsoft Windows 10 and gain an edge in performance. Here’s how anybody can edit programs that start at bootup.

Note: As with anything, be careful not to disable anything important like sound card or network adapter software. When in doubt, leave it alone.

1 – Task Manager Startup

  1. Right-click a blank area on the task bar, then choose “Task Manager“.
  2. Select the “Startup” tab.
  3. Select any item you wish to disable or enable, then choose the “Disable” or “Enable” button at the lower right corner of the window.
    Disable Startup Program

2 – Startup Folder

  1. Hold the Windows Key and press “R” to bring up the Windows Run dialog.
  2. Type “shell:startup“, then press “Enter“.
    Win10 Shell Startup
  3. The “Startup” folder appears. By default, there is usually nothing in it. Place the icons of any applications you would like to run at startup in this folder. Delete any icons of applications you don’t want running at startup.

3 – The Rest (Advanced)

Taking control of the Startup Folder and Startup area in Task Manager works for most people. If you want to go a step further and you know what you’re doing, try this.

Download and run Autoruns for Windows. The utility allows you to control any items that are running in Windows 10 that you may not know about including Scheduled Tasks, Internet Explorer plugins, and Print Monitors.

Autoruns

Did this tutorial help you? How do you handle items that startup automatically in Windows 10? please share your experience in the comments.

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Filed Under: Windows Tagged With: Windows 10

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Comments

  1. terrence sutton says

    November 27, 2019 at 9:17 pm

    I am no I T … But I will try anything ..
    It’s driving me mad and keeps coming back ..

  2. terrence sutton says

    November 27, 2019 at 9:13 pm

    I have been continually troubled by a program ( Or anything containing that )
    How can I delete it from my computer ..
    Tried it all ..

  3. Mark says

    May 25, 2019 at 6:26 am

    Good article.

    It’s worthwhile pointing out that if you want to customize the startup of an app more than the task manager allows, disable it from task manager, and instead use the Startup folder for the app startup.

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