Windows only: MSConfig Cleanup does one thing that you might only need once, but it does it well. When you run "msconfig," also known as Windows' System Configuration tool, or a number of other ...

One of the biggest slowdowns on a Windows computer is the barrage of applications that start up when you boot Windows. This application list will tell you which of those are safe to remove from ...

Servers don't usually suffer from the same problems that desktops do. But depending on the server's role, it can be difficult for it to start quickly if you've installed a lot of software. Many ...

The troubled release of Windows Vista served only to boost the popularity of Windows XP and even with Windows 7 slated to come out later this year, many users and IT shops still cling to their old ...

Do you have any idea how many programs are running on your systems without your knowledge? Using msconfig, you'll know. You'll also see that by shutting down many of these unneccessary programs, your ...

If using Task Manager or MSCONFIG, you have disabled some start-up programs, and then subsequently you decide to re-enable them; and in spite of re-enabling them again, you find that they do not start ...

Windows can load quicker when you disable programs you don't need at start-up. Plus, stop Msconfig from opening automatically when Windows starts. Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace ...

Very old versions of Windows had a utility called Wincfg that allowed users to make advanced configuration changes to system files that affected boot options and system settings. More recent versions ...