startup programs

Auto-launching system software

Startup programs are applications that launch automatically when a computer boots up.

Some are essential system processes; others are software that added itself during installation.

Too many startup programs slow boot time, leading users to disable unnecessary ones: I cleaned out my startup programs and now my laptop starts in half the time.

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