- 1). Open the Microsoft Configuration utility. To do this, open the Start menu and click on "Run," then type "msconfig" into the text box and click "OK."
- 2). Click to open the "Startup" tab. You will now be shown a list of all past and present startup programs. Programs currently set to start at Windows start have checkmarks beside them.
- 3). Click on the checkboxes for each item you wish to enable or disable for startup. Click "Apply," then "OK" to save your changes. You will be prompted to restart your computer. Click on the "Restart" button in the prompt window. Your computer will now reboot and the programs disabled by you will not start up. If you enabled any programs they will start up.
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