

Although this may be convenient to access applications faster, they can slow down the startup process, impact performance, and waste system resources (processor and memory) and energy as they keep running in the background.Īs a rule of thumb, it’s never wise to have many apps running other than the essentials. On Windows 11, some programs can run automatically at startup. Or you can also use Task Manager, Startup folder, or Registry.Then select and turn off the apps you don’t want to run at startup.To disable apps at startup on Windows 11, open Settings > Apps > Startup.
