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<main> <article class="userContent"> <h3 data-id="how-do-i-disable-startup-items-and-services-in-windows-8">How do I disable startup items and services in Windows 8?</h3> <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HV0sNWZhLJ4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" class="importedEmbed-iframe"></iframe> <p>If your PC is taking a long time to start up, you can improve this by decreasing the number of programs that start up with Windows. You can also free up resources on your computer by disabling apps and services.</p> <p>Use the following steps to disable programs from start up in Windows 8.</p> <ol><li>Press the <b>Windows (<img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029997/uploads/migrated/acer_final/27704/icon_windows8_key.png" alt="Image: icon_Windows8_key.png" class="embedImage-img importedEmbed-img"></img>) key</b> + <strong>C</strong>, or swipe in from the right edge of the screen to open your Charms.</li> <li>Select <b>Search</b>.</li> <li>Type Task Manager, click <strong>Apps</strong>, and then click <strong>Task Manager</strong> in the search results.</li> <li>Select the <strong>Startup</strong> tab in the Task Manager window.</li> <li>Tap or click an app, then click <strong>Disable</strong>. Repeat for all of the apps you want to disable.</li> </ol><p>Use the following steps to stop Services that start up in Windows 8.</p> <ol><li>Press the <b>Windows (<img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029997/uploads/migrated/acer_final/27704/icon_windows8_key.png" alt="Image: icon_Windows8_key.png" class="embedImage-img importedEmbed-img"></img>) key</b> + <strong>C</strong>, or swipe in from the right edge of the screen to open your Charms.</li> <li>Select <strong>Search</strong>.</li> <li>Type msconfig, click <strong>Apps</strong>, and then click <strong>msconfig</strong> in the search results.</li> <li>Select <strong>Services</strong>.</li> <li>Remove the check marks next to the services you want to disable.</li> <li>Click <strong>Apply</strong> and <strong>OK</strong> to close the window when you have made your changes.</li> <li>Click <strong>Restart</strong> to apply these changes.</li> </ol><meta content=""></meta> </article> </main>
