5 Ways To Make A Windows Computer Start Up Faster

Do not turn off your computer while this is running.

You can also press Ctrl+⇧ Shift+Esc to open the task manager. On Windows 7 and lower, press ⊞ Win+R, type in msconfig, and then click OK.

For example, you might have Spotify set to run at start up, but do you really need it to? You can just have it start when you click on the icon. [2] X Research source Don’t disable your antivirus.

Because of the usage on the drive, it may only last 10 years with ReadyBoost enabled. [5] X Research source

To access Microsoft Configuration, you’ll receive a prompt for attention with a User Access Control/UAC box. Click on Continue to proceed. If you don’t see the UAC don’t bother and just continue, simply put if it is there click it if not let it be. NOTE: There will not be a UAC on Windows XP.

Switch off anything to do with Yahoo, Google, Adobe, any type of updates, etc. You can also switch off software that you don’t like running, including trojans which may or may not be there.