Windows 8 Tip: Manage Startup Applications While Windows Vista included a useful interface for managing which applications could run at startup, Microsoft removed it from Windows 7, forcing users to rely on more old- fashioned utilities. But Windows 8 includes an even better solution for this problem. And if you are using a lot of desktop applications, you’ll want to visit it from time to time to ensure that unnecessary applications aren’t slowing boot time and stealing system resources. Microsoft removed this capability from the version of Defender that’s shipped in Windows 7, because it was unrelated to Defender’s core purpose of protecting the system from malware. I was told at the time that a new way to manage startup applications, but that there hadn’t been time to add it to that version of the OS. But it’s no longer part of Windows Defender and is instead located in a place that makes more sense: The new and improved Task Manager. Note that this capability extends only to desktop applications: Modern Windows 8/RT mobile apps (formerly called Metro apps) are not allowed to start automatically with Windows at all. Some of the more obvious include: Via the taskbar. How to Disable Windows Startup Programs. PCWorld helps you navigate the PC ecosystem to find the products you want and the advice you need to get. Describes how to disable programs that run when you. If you want to modify only the list of legacy programs that run at Startup, use Registry Editor. For more help, try searching for what you need at the top of. Massive list of programs that can run on a Windows 8/7/Vista/XP system at startup. DO YOU REALLY NEED ALL OF THEM? Select Startup Programs under Category and a window will be shown similar to one of those. What programs do I absolutely need to run at start up. The only thing you absolutely need to run at startup is your antivirus. Right- click an empty area of the taskbar and choose Task Manager from the pop- up menu that appears. Via the new power user menu. Open the power user menu—WINKEY + X, or move the mouse cursor into the lower left corner of the screen and right- click—and choose Task Manager from the list of options. Via Start search. Tap WINKEY, type task and then hit Enter. This view shows all of the applications that are configured to run when the system boots. But you haven’t added any programs to your startup, so how do. Anything you want to run.Some of these applications and utilities are useful and even semi- necessary. And be sure to research items you don’t understand online. For example, the entry Btmshellex seemed unfamiliar to me and was potentially suspicious. But a quick Bing search showed that it was just a common Bluetooth utility, and is in fact made by Microsoft. Note that you will need to reboot for the changes to take effect.
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