Windows only: MSConfig Cleanup does one thing that you might only need once, but it does it well. When you run "msconfig," also known as Windows' System Configuration tool, or a number of other ...

Whenever my Windows 11 PC starts dragging its feet during boot, I fall into the usual routine to fix a slow startup. Open Task Manager, head to the Startup tab, disable a few obvious offenders, ...

One of the biggest slowdowns on a Windows computer is the barrage of applications that start up when you boot Windows. This application list will tell you which of those are safe to remove from ...

Msconfig, which stands for Microsoft configuration, is a small, executable program that launches the system configuration of the operating system. Advanced users can change the computer's boot option, ...

I'm used to using msconfig to prune the list of things that run at startup. Suddenly it's stopped working for me! OK, what's more likely is that I haven't done it in a while, and I'm doing something ...

One way to get Windows to load faster is by using the System Configuration utility (aka Msconfig) to disable programs that start unnecessarily when you boot the operating system. To view this list in ...

Do you have any idea how many programs are running on your systems without your knowledge? Using msconfig, you'll know. You'll also see that by shutting down many of these unneccessary programs, your ...

After reading Windows Takes Too Long to Boot, Mark Fraleigh went to MSConfig and unchecked several programs. Now he wants to remove them from MSConfig, altogether. Unless you actually want to ...

The troubled release of Windows Vista served only to boost the popularity of Windows XP and even with Windows 7 slated to come out later this year, many users and IT shops still cling to their old ...

This is a valid program but it is not required to run on startup. This program is not required to start automatically as you can run it when you need to. It is advised that you disable this program so ...

Very old versions of Windows had a utility called Wincfg that allowed users to make advanced configuration changes to system files that affected boot options and system settings. More recent versions ...