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This is really dumb, and I feel stupid for not being able to figure it out, but after slogging through a bunch of help files I can't seem to find an answer.

 

When I start my computer it's just gotten out of hand with how many programs autostart in my taskbar. It takes waay too long to start my computer now, and I spend a minute or waiting for the programs to open so that I can close them. Most of them I never told to do that. EA downloader for instance decided that itself when I got the creature creator. But for the life of me I cannot figure out how to get programs to NOT startup with my computer in my task bar. All the help files I went through taught me how to take things off my start menu, and that's it.

 

Help a poor stupid PC user.



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Start->run type in msconfig.

Run. Click on startup, take check marks off. Problem solved.



thank you very much sir.



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MSConfig is one of the most useful run functions period.



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Start, run regedit. Go to HKEY_local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Run. Delete entries that you don't want.
Do the same for HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Run.

That's how I roll.

Or MSConfig works for you lesser users . I just hate the 'You have modified your system' prompt you get after rebooting the first time when you use MSConfig.