How to Change Startup Programs in Windows 7

If you feel your Windows starts up slowly, may be it because many application runs when your Windows starts. You need to prevent unwanted applications starts when Windows starts.

Changing settings for current startup applications is accomplished through the system configuration tool. Doing this in Windows 7 has the same when you do it in Windows XP

• Click the Windows "Start" button and type "msconfig" in the search text box. This opens the System Configuration console.
• Click the "Startup" tab. This gives you a view of all the programs installed as startup options on your computer.
• Check boxes of the applications you want to start when you boot the computer. Or uncheck the application that you dont want to start.
• Click "Apply" and close the configuration window. A popup window will ask if you want to reboot the computer. Click "Restart" to reboot the computer and save the changes.

On the next start, the unchecked application in MSCONFIG will not open when Windows starts.