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Patrick HollandYou just hit the power button your PC, and now you've got enough time to brew a fresh pot of coffee for the entire office—because that's how long it takes for your computer to go from "on" to "ready to work." If your PC's bogged down by a bunch of programs that automatically start up when it does, it can take forever to get started every morning. Without a major hardware upgrade, there's not much you can do to cut the time it takes for Windows to actually boot—but you can trim and tweak the amount of time it takes for your desktop to get to a working state. Let's take a look at a few ways you can cut your Windows' desktop's loading times using built-in utilities and third-party tools.
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Ana Canino-FluitGood advice on how to speed up your PC.
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you can trim and tweak the amount of time it takes for your desktop to get to a working state. Let's take a look at a few ways you can cut your Windows' desktop's loading times using built-in utilities and third-party tools.
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The best, safest, and most basic place to start is in your Windows Start menu's Startup program group. Navigate to it and see what programs appear there. Right-click on any one and choose Delete if you don't need it starting up on its own.
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Once you've done that, it's time to bring out the big guns. Windows can also start up items planted in your registry automatically. To see what those are, from the Windows Start menu, choose Run..., and type
msconfigthen hit Enter to start the Windows System Configuration Utility. Switch to the Startup tab to see a more comprehensive list of what's starting up automatically. Here's what it looks like.
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Eric HolterClean up start up routines for a faster start up.
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Gavin AllanYou just hit the power button your PC and now you've got enough time to brew a fresh pot of
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J. D. EbberlyYou just hit the power button your PC, and now you've got enough time to brew a fresh pot of coffee for the entire office—because that's how long it takes for your computer to go from "on" to "ready to work." If your PC's bogged down by a bunch of programs that automatically start up when it does, it can take forever to get started every morning. Without a major hardware upgrade, there's not much you can do to cut the time it takes for Windows to actually boot—but you can trim and tweak the amount of time it takes for your desktop to get to a working state. Let's take a look at a few ways you can cut your Windows' desktop's loading times using built-in utilities and third-party tools.
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António TeixeiraDicas para acelerar o arranque do Windows.
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Windows Start menu, choose Run..., and type
msconfigthen hit Enter
to start the Windows System Configuration Utility. Switch to the Startup tab to
see a more comprehensive list of what's starting up automatically
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Bill Graziadei, Ph.D. (aka Dr. G)You just hit the power button your PC and now you've got enough time to brew a fresh pot of
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toneboyGreat article on how to prevent programs slowing down your PC at startup.
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