If a Windows 10 PC takes some time to boot and the power is not instantaneous or almost instant, it means that there is a performance problem whose causes may be related to the computer hardware or the installed programs.
In the first case, the solution to speed up a slow PC is to replace the hard disk with an SSD and then add RAM memory.
If we cannot or do not want to change the internal components of the PC, we can try to improve the speed of turning on the computer by identifying and deactivating the programs that slow down the startup of Windows 10 .
When you turn on your PC, Windows loads the icons, the desktop wallpaper, dozens of system services and processes and then also the programs configured to start automatically with Windows.
Each of these increases the startup time of the PC and while some have minimal impact, others significantly reduce the speed of the computer.
It is a matter of solving the usual old problem of programs which are configured to start automatically with Window s, effectively slowing down the initial loading process.
With Windows 10 it is very easy to discover the programs that slow down the startup of the PC, because you don't have to download an external program, but just check the task manager.
Windows 10 helps you to easily identify a program's impact on overall performance and to discover CPU activity during its loading, so as to disable only programs that cause high CPU usage.
Follow the instructions provided below to find out which programs slow down the Windows 10 startup process and need to be disabled .
- Open the Task Manager by pressing the Ctrl + Shift + Esc keys together or by right-clicking on the taskbar and selecting "task manager".
- If you do not see the full version of the Task Manager, click on the More details button to view the full version.
- Switch to the Startup tab in the selection above to be able to see the tab that lists all the programs that load with Windows 10.
By default, the Startup tab displays the program name, author name, program status and startup impact.
By pressing the right mouse button on one of the column headers, for example on boot impact, you can add a column of information such as the CPU usage at startup and the disk usage one.
By ordering programs by boot impact or by CPU and disk usage, you can easily find those that slow down your computer.
The advice is to definitely disable, unless they are absolutely essential to keep automatic, those with high impact, because they are the ones that slow down the computer.
For all the others you can choose whether to keep them automatic or not, depending on your needs.
In general, if it is not a driver to make things like printer, mouse or audio work, it is better to disable everything (except antivirus)
To deactivate a program from automatic start, just click it and then press the " Disable " button at the bottom.
At any time you can reactivate the program by clicking on it and pressing the Enable button.
If you are not sure of a program, by right clicking on it you can do an online search to find out what it is about.
Keep in mind that the deactivation of important programs such as OneDrive or Google Drive leads to stop the automatic synchronization of the files which must therefore be done manually by opening the program after the PC starts.
NOTE: Be careful that in Windows 10 some programs are installed in automatic start copying themselves in the folder of Automatic Execution.
We saw in another article how to find autorun in Windows 10.
READ ALSO: All the ways to speed up the startup of Windows 10, 7 and 8
In the first case, the solution to speed up a slow PC is to replace the hard disk with an SSD and then add RAM memory.
If we cannot or do not want to change the internal components of the PC, we can try to improve the speed of turning on the computer by identifying and deactivating the programs that slow down the startup of Windows 10 .
When you turn on your PC, Windows loads the icons, the desktop wallpaper, dozens of system services and processes and then also the programs configured to start automatically with Windows.
Each of these increases the startup time of the PC and while some have minimal impact, others significantly reduce the speed of the computer.
It is a matter of solving the usual old problem of programs which are configured to start automatically with Window s, effectively slowing down the initial loading process.
With Windows 10 it is very easy to discover the programs that slow down the startup of the PC, because you don't have to download an external program, but just check the task manager.
Windows 10 helps you to easily identify a program's impact on overall performance and to discover CPU activity during its loading, so as to disable only programs that cause high CPU usage.
Follow the instructions provided below to find out which programs slow down the Windows 10 startup process and need to be disabled .
- Open the Task Manager by pressing the Ctrl + Shift + Esc keys together or by right-clicking on the taskbar and selecting "task manager".
- If you do not see the full version of the Task Manager, click on the More details button to view the full version.
- Switch to the Startup tab in the selection above to be able to see the tab that lists all the programs that load with Windows 10.
By default, the Startup tab displays the program name, author name, program status and startup impact.
By pressing the right mouse button on one of the column headers, for example on boot impact, you can add a column of information such as the CPU usage at startup and the disk usage one.
By ordering programs by boot impact or by CPU and disk usage, you can easily find those that slow down your computer.
The advice is to definitely disable, unless they are absolutely essential to keep automatic, those with high impact, because they are the ones that slow down the computer.
For all the others you can choose whether to keep them automatic or not, depending on your needs.
In general, if it is not a driver to make things like printer, mouse or audio work, it is better to disable everything (except antivirus)
To deactivate a program from automatic start, just click it and then press the " Disable " button at the bottom.
At any time you can reactivate the program by clicking on it and pressing the Enable button.
If you are not sure of a program, by right clicking on it you can do an online search to find out what it is about.
Keep in mind that the deactivation of important programs such as OneDrive or Google Drive leads to stop the automatic synchronization of the files which must therefore be done manually by opening the program after the PC starts.
NOTE: Be careful that in Windows 10 some programs are installed in automatic start copying themselves in the folder of Automatic Execution.
We saw in another article how to find autorun in Windows 10.
READ ALSO: All the ways to speed up the startup of Windows 10, 7 and 8
