By default, Windows may automatically reopen apps that were active before you shut down or restarted your PC. For example, if ...

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 ...

Even if you're running one of the best computers out there, learning how to stop apps from opening on startup is going to save you from more than one headache. That’s because having all these ...

The Task Manager is a built-in program in Windows 11/10 that lets you keep track of running processes, CPU, Memory, and other resource usages. It also offers you to remove programs from the Windows ...

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), ...

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 ...

Having a program open when you boot up your PC can be helpful in some cases, especially if it's something you use on a consistent basis. However, sometimes you may just want a clean and simple boot-up ...