Boost Windows 11 boot speed by delaying startup apps. Manage background programs via Task Manager for faster system performance.

Annoyed with the Windows 11 startup sound and wondering how to disable it? Or missing the startup sound and looking to enable it? Here is a simple guide for both.

If your Windows-based computer is booting slowly, it may not be a hardware problem. You can see which apps launch at startup and disable some if needed.

This guide will show you how to find out what startup programs you can disable safely in Windows 11/10 to fix performance issues.

Boost Windows 11 boot speed by delaying startup apps. Manage background programs via Task Manager for faster system performance.

If you notice boot problems, fast startup may be the feature to blame — here are the steps to disable (or enable) it on Windows 11.

Learn how to enable or disable Fast Startup using Control Panel, GPEDIT, REGEDIT or CMD in Windows 11/10 and read about this feature here.

You can change startup programs in Windows 10 — the applications that start when you turn on your computer — to make your computer run faster.

You probably know how to disable startup programs in Windows 10, so for most of you, this is just a PSA: Go do that now! Your life will be better!