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How can I conveniently turn-off startup programs to free-up system resources and make my computer faster?

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How can I conveniently turn-off startup programs to free-up system resources and make my computer faster?

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A. The hard way is to click Start, Settings, Taskbar and Start Menu, Advanced, etc. and delete or move shortcuts to startup programs. You’ll have to do that for Windows 95. For users of Windows 98 and Me, the easy way is to click Start, Run, enter msconfig, choose the Startup tab, and uncheck unwanted startup programs… and restart Windows. You can turn them back on by reversing the process, or selectively execute individual Startup Programs you have turned off by clicking Start, Programs, Disabled Startup Items… You may also want to use msconfig to turn-off load= and run= programs in win.ini and any undesired executables in the DOS autoexec.bat file (Windows 9x, not Me. autoexec.bat entries for Me are transferred to the Windows registry the next time Windows boots). These are usually, but not always, older programs associated with a device such as printer or MODEM. Do should turn off anything that you do not understand, but most are obvious.