How to Disable Startup Programs in Windows 10? (with images)

Do you want to disable startup programs in Windows 10? Your system might have a list of programs that start as soon as your system boots up. These programs are termed as startup programs. The startup programs might slow down the booting process of your system and degrades its performance.

If you feel some of these programs are not that important that they should start with the booting of your system, you can disable them. In this section, we will be discussing the method of disabling the startup programs in Windows 10?

Steps to Disable Startup Programs in Window 10:

Step 1: We need to open the Run app of the Windows 10 system. You can get it either by pressing Windows key + R, or you can get it by typing Run in the ‘Search here’ search bar of Windows 10.

Step 2: To troubleshoot the start-up processes in Windows 10 we have to reach the System Configuration Utility of Windows 10. The system configuration utility helps in enabling and disabling the software and device drivers.

To get the system configuration utility type MSConfig in the Run app and then click OK.

Step 3: A System Configuration window will pop up where you select the Startup tab.

Step 4: Under the Start-up tab you have the link which will redirect you to the task manager. Click the link to open the task manager as you can see in the image below:

Step 5: A Task Manager window will appear where you have to go to the Startup tab. Under the Startup tab, you have a list of programs that runs whenever your system starts. Here you have to select that startup program which you disable.

Step 6: You can right-click on the program you want to disable and from the displayed options click on Disable. You also have a Disable button at the bottom of the screen.