To disable startup applications on Windows 11, open the Settings app and navigate to Apps > Startup, and click the toggle ...

To improve performance on Windows 11, you can safely end processes like unused apps, bloatware (e.g., Copilot, Phone Link), high-resource processes, and peripheral-related programs via Task Manager.

You can either look up specific permissions and see which apps have them, or look up specific apps and see the permissions they've requested. The first option is a little more straightforward: Open up ...