How to Decrease Windows Startup Time
Many PC (or Windows) users are frustrated with their computer’s startup time. This is usually due to the fact that you have too many programs starting that you don’t really need when your computer turns on. By the time your computer finally does start up, you just want to throw it out the window. Here are some tips on relieving that frustration and making your computer’s boot time faster than ever.
The Quick Way
This is the most common way to delete startup entries (although not all startup entries show up here).
From this folder you can remove entries so they will not execute during startup. As you can see, my computer has 5 startup entries. – I definitely need to remove some of those. So give it a good cleaning.
(If you are looking to add startup items, simply drag the shortcut into this folder and it will be started on your computer’s startup)
Remove Registry Entries
As I said before, not all of your startup entries will appear in the last method, which is why we have to dig deeper. Some startup entries are hidden in your computer’s registry (which contains your computer’s settings and other important things).
To search within your registry for startup items, click Start > Run > type “msconfig”. You should see a dialogue. Now click on the “Startup” tab.
To disable items, uncheck the boxes next to the item. If you wish to disable all of your startup items in registry, simply click Disable All. When you are done, click OK.
Other Startup Editors
If you want an program to do this for you, I would recommend Startup Control Panel (by Mike Lin). It is a small program (76kb) that lets you see exactly what programs you have running during your computer’s startup, including registry and common user entries.
Simply uncheck what you don’t want in each location – You will not have to worry about any advanced configuration with this tool. If you are serious about making your computer’s startup faster, just uncheck all of them. It should not hurt your computer – but if you are having problems with it after you do this, I would recommend going back to this utility and re enabling your previously disabled items.
Here is a direct link to the zip file containing this program: http://www.mlin.net/files/StartupCPL_EXE.zip
Optimize Boot Files
How long do you wait for the Windows Loading Screen to move on? If you are waiting over a minute, you may need to optimize your boot files.
Mz Ultimate Tools allows you to do this.
You will see a difference next time you restart your computer. You can download this tool from here: http://www.mztweak.com/
Now What?
After you complete the above, restart your computer. You should see a significant decrease in time if you removed a lot of startup entries from your system and completed boot file optimization.
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Some good tips in this article. One can really notice an improvement in a PC’s performance after doing them. Thanks.
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