How Disable or Enable Startup Programs in Windows 11

How Disable or Enable Startup Programs in Windows 11

In this article, we are going to shows how to disable or enable startup programs in Windows 11. If you want to disable or enable startup programs to fix performance issues in your Windows system then this article is best for you.

Windows 11 comes with some important pre-installed applications and programs which start automatically at Windows startup. After installing Windows 11 Insider Preview, if you facing performance issues in your computer that mean it happen because of these pre-installed applications and programs.

These programs helpful to provide a comfort zone to access applications you use a lot, but also slow down your computer and increase the Windows startup time. To fix this performance issues, you need to disable all the startup items in your Windows 11.

Microsoft Windows has officially released the first build of Windows 11 for developers and enthusiasts to get their feedback on the new features and UI design changes. If your system meets the all requirements to get Windows 11 Insider Preview then you can join the Windows Insider program.

Windows 11 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft. It is the successor to Windows 10 and it’s expected to be released later this year.


Disable or Enable Startup Programs in Windows 11

To disable or enable auto startup applications and programs in Windows 11, follow steps below:

Step 1 : List All Auto Startup Programs

To find out the name of the programs and apps which start automatically at Windows startup, point to the icon (as shown in image below) with your mouse.

When you point the icon, it will show a label named Show hidden icons on mouse hover:

show-hidden-icons

When you click on this icon, it will list out all programs that automatically start on Windows startup.

list-out-hidden-programs

Step 2 : Disable auto Startup Programs

After find all the programs that start automatically, you can disable or stop them using steps below:

 First, click on the Start button and select Settings gear icon as shown in image below:

open-setting-page

On the Settings screen, click on the  Apps and then Startup as shown in image below:

open-startup-how disable or enable startup programs in Windows 11

At the Startup Apps screen, choose the program that you want to disable and set it to Off as shown below:

disable-auto-program-how disable or enable startup programs in Windows 11

You can also disable auto startup program using task manager, press Ctrl + Alt + Delete keys from your keyboard and select Task Manager then select Startup.

At the Startup, select the program that you want to disable and then select Disable:

disable-auto-program-using-taskmanger-how disable or enable startup programs in Windows 11

That’s all

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