Discussion threads can be closed at any time at our discretion. Clear unwanted apps from Windows' Startup list Windows can load quicker when you disable programs you don't need at start-up.
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How to disable programs in Windows 7 and earlier. Open Windows Explorer and click the drop-down menu next to Organize 2. Select Folder and search options 3. Click the View tab 4.
To remove the programs, follow these steps: 1. Open Windows Explorer and select your drive, usually C: 2. Under Users , expand the folders under your user name 3. How to disable Startup programs in Windows 8 and later. In Windows 8 and later, use the following procedure to remove programs in the Startup folder.
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Full Bio. Right-click the column headings to add details about the impact of auto-starting programs. My Profile Log Out. Join Discussion for: Windows 10 tip: How to disable unwanted startup Add Your Comment. Please review our terms of service to complete your newsletter subscription. See All. To remove a piece of software, just click to highlight it and choose Uninstall.
Depending on the software, it might uninstall immediately or require you to advance through some dialog boxes. See our guide to uninstalling programs on Windows 10 for more info.
Now, let's look at what apps you should uninstall from Windows—remove any of the below if they're on your system! QuickTime is Apple's video player. While it's still a current program on macOS, the company hasn't supported the Windows version since Shortly after Apple announced the deprecation of QuickTime for Windows, Trend Micro announced that the software had a few critical vulnerabilities.
Since Apple will never patch these, it's not safe to have QuickTime installed anymore. Removing QuickTime shouldn't cause any disruptions, as iTunes doesn't rely on it.
CCleaner was once a trusted Windows app for cleaning junk, but its reputation went downhill after it was acquired by Avast. Issues included forced updates without permission, data collection that enabled itself after restarting, and the software itself distributing malware unknowingly.
When we looked at CCleaner in , we found that it had cleaned up its act but was still largely unnecessary. You'll find suitable cleaning tools elsewhere, including those built into Windows itself. Follow our step-by-step guide to cleaning your PC and you can say goodbye to CCleaner.
Many people have installed or accidentally installed a PC-cleaning app at some point. The majority of these products range from useless to harmful, as Registry cleaners don't improve the performance of Windows at all.
Read our guide to cleaning mentioned above for a proper cleanup method. If your computer feels slow, try some ways to make Windows faster. However, it's had a host of issues over the years that make it untrustworthy now. Aside from having ads crammed into the interface, uTorrent also includes offers for other software tools, which is annoying. Its worst offense came in , when the app was found to bundle in cryptocurrency mining software without letting users know.
This wasted your system resources in the background to make money for the company, which allegedly gave some to charity. There's no reason to bother with uTorrent now. We think qBittorrent is the best torrent client , as it's free of all this nonsense.
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