Can Too Many Programs Beginning Automatically Slow Your PC Down?
Do you have programs that startup automatically when your computer boots up that don't need to be running? This will cause slow computer startup
. A PC may have from 20 to 40 applications that will crank up along with the rest of the hardware when you push the start button. But it is a problem when that number is even higher or some of them are not needed.
When a computer is new it already has a lot of programs installed. Some of these need to be running at all times to operate the different necessary functions such as wireless mouse or keyboard, virus protection, firewall, etc. along with the many Microsoft files that run the computer
Then as you add programs yourself to the computer some of these will begin running at startup as well. Most of the time you will not know this is the case. Software companies aren't going to tell you "this program runs all the time whether you want it to or not". Or that it might slow down your PC. The installation is designed by the company to direct the computer to automatically have it turned on at start-up.
Why do these software companies do this? It's good for advertising and promoting their product. Depending on the type of software, they may have it running so you will use their program rather than a competitive one. They may also have it to override the default settings and make it your default program for this function.
A lot of time this set up is not a problem. You may want it to come on and be your default program. But it may not be easy to turn it back off later. And soon you have too many programs that begin at startup and it makes your computer slow.
A good example is a remote web connections software that I had on my laptop. It was set to turn on and place an icon in the desktop tray. All I had to do was one click and I was connected to my computer at my office. But when I quit using it, I disabled it from the desktop but later found it still running in the back ground. To stop it I had to go into my PC setting and disable it there. We will go through this in another post.
Can Too Many Programs Beginning Automatically Slow Your PC Down?
