In our previous article we talked about removing items from the Task Scheduler. Now let’s remove items starting in another place, the ‘Startup’ folder.
Up through Windows 7 the Startup folder was a predominant location. Easy to use and easy to find. Beginning with Windows 8, Microsoft has made it more difficult to find. It’s still there and stuff gets placed in it.
When you add or remove a program from this folder, it simply just causes the program to start or not start when the computer is turned on. The program is still on the computer and can be run manually when you want or need it to.
There are two “Startup” folders you need to check. There are easy ways to get to the folders.
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