Improve Computer Boot Up Time in 2 Easy Steps

Does it take your computer an eternity to boot up? One of the most common reasons for a slow booting computer is simply too many programs in the startup folder. When a new program is installed on your computer, in some cases it is automatically added to your computers startup folder. After a while there are so many programs trying to run all at once when your computer boots, that it can seem to take it an eternity to finally load. It is very simple to remove unwanted programs from your systems startup folder. There are two steps to remove those unwanted programs that slow your boot up down so much.

The first step is to go to your start menu and find the startup folder. The startup folder is usually located under programs in your start menu. Next simply highlight the files you wish to remove and right click on it. Finally, you will select delete from startup or remove from startup. This step is mainly for older operating systems like Windows 95 and Windows 98. This step can be used with newer operating systems as well, but in most cases the startup folder will be empty. Refer to the second step if the folder is already empty.

The second step is a little more complicated but still very easy to perform. Not all of the programs that load when your computer will be located in your startup folder on the start menu. Actually in most new operating systems the startup folder is usually empty. To remove these files, you will need to run your system configuration utility. To do this simply click start, run, and type msconfig, and press enter. You will then see the system configuration utility appear. Here you simply click the startup tab and check or uncheck what programs you wish to run or not at startup. Be careful not to change the settings anywhere but the startup tab as this can cause problems with your computers performance. Only change the settings under the startup tab unless you are an experienced user.

Un checking the programs in the configuration utility or removing programs from the startup folder will not delete these programs from your computer, it will simply not load them when your computer first boots up. These programs can still be opened up and accessed anytime you need them by simply double-clicking them as you normally would.

The above tips will help your computer to boot a lot faster and more efficiently so that you do not have to wait forever to surf the web or work on that spreadsheet you need to update. Cleaning your startup is a simple and effective way to increase your boot time by a lot. So follow the above tips and you're on your way to a faster boot the next time you press that power button!