i have 170 startup programs on my computer. is there a way to disable them?

There's a lot of talk about startup programs. How to speed up your computer, how many are okay, and so on. There's some software out there that will even power down your computer when it detects no one is using it. Let's say that you have more than 100 startup programs (that seems to be the acceptable limit and anything above is just ridiculousness) and want to know a handy way to disable them so that they don't slow down your computer.

This is where right-clicking on My Computer, choosing Manage, going into Services and Applications (and Startup Programs if you're running Windows Vista or XP), and clicking on Startup will allow you to disable them.

First, make a list of all the process that start when you boot.

First, make a list of all the process that start when you boot. There are many ways to do this, but I prefer to use Task Manager. Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to open it, then click on the Startup tab. You can see which programs start automatically when Windows starts. You can disable individual startup programs by right-clicking them and selecting Disable from the menu.

This will prevent them from starting automatically in the future, but it won't stop them from running now (unless they're already disabled). To do that, you'll need to use the Task Manager again. Right-click on an item in the list and select End Task to stop it immediately. If you want to disable all startup programs at once, there is no built-in method for doing so natively in Windows 7 or 8 (though there may be third party utilities that could help).

However, there is one simple way: just rename your C:\Windows\System32 folder as System32_old and reboot. When Windows starts up again it will load without any startup programs enabled at all!

Start with processes you know are safe to disable.

You can disable startup programs in a few different ways. One method is to use the Task Manager, which you can launch by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Delete and clicking "Task Manager" in the menu. In Task Manager, click on the Startup tab to see a list of programs that automatically start when you log in.

To disable a program from starting up automatically, right-click its entry and select "Disable." You can also disable startup programs by editing the Windows registry. To do so, open up regedit (type "regedit" into the Start menu or Start screen) and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx. In this folder, you'll find a list of programs that run once upon booting up Windows (this is separate from the list of programs that run at startup).

To disable one of these entries, right-click it and select "Modify." Then add "-Disable" at the end of its name and press Enter to save your changes.

Don't just disable everything. leave some essential programs running on startup.

Startup programs are programs that start automatically when you turn on your computer. Startup programs can be handy because they can load quickly, but if you have too many, they can slow down your computer. If you're having problems with your computer, it's important to find out what startup programs are running and what their impact is on performance.

This article explains how to identify the startup programs on your computer and disable them if necessary. You should only disable startup programs if you're having problems with a particular program or group of programs. Disabling all startup programs will make your computer run more slowly, so don't do this unless you really need to.

What are startup programs? When you turn on your computer, Windows starts automatically in order to launch applications and services that run in the background without your direct interaction (such as antivirus software). This process is called booting up or bootstrapping. When a program has been set up to start automatically with Windows, it's said to be running at startup or starting with Windows booting up process.

Take it slow, and check that the system is still functioning after every couple of changes.

Startups are programs that start when you boot your computer, and they're often used by malicious programs to run automatically. You can disable startup programs by editing the Windows registry. Take it slow, and check that the system is still functioning after every couple of changes. If something doesn't work as it should, restore your PC to a previous restore point or reinstall Windows.

A good place to start is at Microsoft's Windows 10 Startup Programs page, which lists several dozen common startup programs that may be unnecessary or unwanted. If you find one of these listed as an option, disable it and see whether it improves performance and/or stability. Another way to disable startup programs is through the Task Manager (press Ctrl+Shift+Escape from any program).

Click More details in the lower-left corner of the window to view a list of currently running processes; click on a process name to see more information about it; and then click End task if you want to terminate that program entirely.

In A Word...

I find that it's easier than you think to cut down on your startup programs. The key is to not just go through and disable or delete everything that you see in the list. Instead, try to think about what each program does. If you really don't know or just want to clean things up, look up the program online so that you can read about what it does and the decisions it makes on startup.

That way, if you are comfortable with a program's functionality and how it works, then by all means leave it enabled; otherwise, disable it. There are also some ways that you can customize the startup programs list itself. For example, if you don't like peering into a massive list of icons and names, you can sort the startup programs by date so that they are automatically arranged from newest to oldest.