Monday, March 3, 2014

PC taking long to start up?

14.03.03: Is your PC taking longer to start up? This assumes you turn it off to conserve energy each time not using...

If it taking longer, there is a way to reduce this time by using a Startup Mgr app to delay the start of specific apps that start automatically.

For the non-techies out there, there is a free app (Advanced SystemCare) that has a lot of easy-to-use very helpful apps.

Here is how to use the Startup Manager.



Select the Toolbox on the main screen.







Select Startup Manager, under Optimize.








Look at each item here and, if you know one that doesn't need to start when you turn your PC on, click on  the down-carrot beside Enable to Delay or Disable it.
if you do either, the item will appear in a separate list at the bottom of the screen. You can easily change the action at any time. 




This pic lists some items I have delayed at startup.








If you would like some help deciding which items to delay, let me know.