This guide will show you how to find out what startup programs you can disable safely in Windows 11/10 to fix performance issues.

Under the Boot tab, select Safe boot. Select Troubleshoot > Advanced Options > Startup Settings. Insert the USB drive into ...

In today’s digital age, optimizing your Windows operating system for speed and privacy is essential. Many default settings ...

If your Windows-based computer is booting slowly, it may not be a hardware problem. You can see which apps launch at startup and disable some if needed.

TTGSteve asked the Windows forum to recommend a good Start Menu program for Windows 8.

This can be done using the native Startup App Notification feature of Windows 11. It can be very helpful when some app or program adds itself to the Windows Startup list, and you are not aware of ...

In Windows 11, use the Startup apps section. Check the Startup impact column to gauge a program’s effect on Windows and remove it if needed through the context menu.

Startup Delayer lets you prioritize the programs that start automatically with Windows, giving you a faster start to your workday.

Windows boots quickly -- but only directly after a new installation. Read which tools measure the boot time, why Windows is getting slower and slower, and, above all, what you can do about it.

The easiest way to fix this is to first, disable Bing from launching upon Windows startup and then secondly, to disable Bing's slideshow on the whole.

If you use one of the recent Windows 11 preview builds, you might have noticed a different startup sound. As it turned out, Microsoft accidentally replaced it with the old-school Windows Vista jingle.

Annoyed with the Windows 11 startup sound and wondering how to disable it? Or missing the startup sound and looking to enable it? Here is a simple guide for both.