Using the Settings App to Control Startup Programs in Windows 10 and Windows 11
Most of you know you can disable (or enable) Windows startup programs using Task Manager’s Startup tab. It’s not as robust as some 3rd-party startup programs, but it can help trim startup programs that can bog down your Windows computer. Too many programs starting with Windows is one of the main reasons why some Windows computers run slower than they should.
But how many of you know you can enable or disable startup programs using the Settings app? You can – and we’re going to show you how.
Type STARTUP APPS in the taskbar search and press Enter when you see Startup apps appear in the search results.
Windows 10 Startup apps
Windows 11 Startup Apps
To disable a startup program, slide the switch next to it to off. To enable it, turn the switch on.
You’ll need to use a little care here. You don’t want to disable your security program, touchpad, printer, backup programs, or other startups that may cause you problems. If you do so by accident though, the fix is easy, just come back to Settings–>Apps–>Startup and flip the switch back on.