windows 7 start menu
 

my windows 7 pc is so very slow to boot up.
Am I right in thinking that any programs at

c:\programdata\microsoft\windows\start menu

or is it

c:\programdata\microsoft\windows\start menu\programs

are started when the PC boots up? The more in the start menu folder or start menu\programs folder the slower the pc will be to boot up?

Could you tell me which folder has the programs that start when the pc starts and is there a way to only have essential programs start?

thanks

macafee2

You need to type msconfig in the "run" window if you can find it. The run window should show up if you right click the widows icon on bottom menu bar.

A window pops up. Select from the top menu the Startup button. You can then check and uncheck and programs you don't want to automatically start on power up. Make sure you know what you are checking etc. Then save and reboot. The next time you reboot programs you don't need to start up on power up won't load up

Other alternative is to invest in a SSD drive. I bought one last year for about £95. 1 Tb. My windows 7 laptop now boots up in 10 seconds!

If you prefer a simple do-it-all application to clean out the dross, edit start menu stuff, control browser add-ons (many of which get installed without you knowing) and lots more, try IObit's Advanced System Care. It comes in a Free or a licenced version (which is a lot faster).


Click: https://www.iobit.com/en/advancedsystemcarefree.php

thank you for the replies

macafee2

you have lost me, does that replace my existing hard drive?

macafee2

It could be as well as or instead of. As well as is best as your old drive could become a backup drive.

Not thought about Windows 10?

is that free and will it work with Microsoft office 2007?


macafee2

thank you, good advice. Some programs I can see I can disable and others I will need to search Google to see what they are. The list was not as long as I expected
so I wonder what else is making the pc slow to boot up

macafee2