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Home > Help & How To > Cleanup Your Startup > Page 1
I don’t know what’s worse, the fact that Windows allows programs to run on startup, or that there are so many programs that add themselves to the startup list without asking you during installation. I absolutely hate it when programs I install either think they know what I want, or do things without asking me first. For example, I downloaded and installed Apple iTunes for Windows to see what all the hype was about. Without me knowing, iTunes took all the MP3s on my computer and rearranged them into folders based on artist. All my time organizing my music how I wanted it was a total waste. Man that irks me! There are some decent software vendors out there that ask you before wreaking havoc, but not many. But I digress… What’s wrong with programs automatically starting when you turn your computer on? Windows may startup very slowly because each program that is represented by an icon in the system tray (next to the clock) is actually loaded into memory. After startup, these programs run in the background. When you have a lot of these programs running in the background, it can be a huge drain on your computer's resources, especially on slower machines. You can always right click on an icon and choose exit, but they usually come back the next time you start your computer Luckily, it’s not terribly hard to prevent programs from running automatically when your computer starts up. In true Microsoft fashion, it’s just not very intuitive or simple. Here’s what you have to do:
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