![]() The issue is that most of these startup items are minor offenders in the big picture. It’s tempting to want a “lean and clean” machine, and I totally understand that. In practice, this can be a lot of effort for little return unless you’re experiencing a serious problem and are trying to diagnose a solution. Unless the program is truly expendable, (at which point I consider uninstalling it completely), I leave the startup item in place if it’s going to be that persistent. You disable an entry only to find it reset later after you’ve run it manually or (more commonly) accepted an update. One annoyance I’ve encountered is that some programs are extremely persistent. At a minimum, research any security-related items you find to determine whether it’s safe to disable them. Since we’re talking about security software, be careful what you choose to disable or delete. Your anti- malware or security software may have startup entries. (You’ll see a separate “Services” tab in Task Manager.) Windows Services are treated differently than Startup items, and are beyond the scope of this article. That’s because I rely on Windows Security in Windows 10 and 11, and it runs as a Windows Service. One thing you won’t find on my list is anti-malware. What Windows Services Can I Turn Off? has more. What about Windows Services? That’s a significantly more complex minefield to wade into. Needless to say, since doing this affects startup behavior, you have to reboot to see the change. ![]() If you decide you need the startup entry later, you can return to the list, right-click on it again, and click on Enable. Disabling AcroTray in Task Manager Startup. To disable an item, just right-click on it and click on Disable. You can see that about half of the entries in my long startup list are already disabled. If that option is not available, then it’s easy to disable items in Task Manager. This is the preferred way, as it allows the application to make additional adjustments if any are required. Very often the application itself will have a “start with Windows” or “run on sign-in” option you can turn off without resorting to Task Manager’s list. Disabling startup entriesīefore you disable anything in the Startup tab, check the options (or settings) for the associated application. At worst, some program or feature will fail to work, and you can return to the Startup list and re-enable it.
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