An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Chances are that most of the time when you hop on your Mac, you go through the same first steps. For me, it's checking my email (in horror), ...

2. Disable Startup Apps The simplest way to disable an app from launching on startup is from the Dock. Control-click on the app and hover over Options in the menu. Apps that are set to open ...

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The last thing I need when starting up my Mac is half of the applications deciding they need to open before I can do anything else. It's not that I don't want any application to start when my Mac does ...

To disable startup applications on Windows 11, open the Settings app and navigate to Apps > Startup, and click the toggle next to the app you want to disable. Windows 10 also provides options to ...

When you start your computer, Windows isn’t the only program that loads. For instance, you may have noticed icons in the notification area (also known as the system tray) in the far-right portion of ...

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. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

You can find plenty of Windows programs to help cut down boot times, but they’re not necessary. Everything you need to make Windows faster is already waiting for you in an old, built-in utility: the ...

Every time you start your PC, Windows checks in more than a dozen places to see if you (or, more likely, some program you installed) has specified that a program should start automatically. Those auto ...