Msconfig, which stands for Microsoft configuration, is a small, executable program that launches the system configuration of the operating system. Advanced users can change the computer's boot option, ...

When you start your computer, Windows isn’t the only program that loads. For instance, you may have noticed icons in the notification area (also known as the system tray) in the far-right portion of ...

Q. What’s a good program to see what runs on my computer when I start it up? MSConfig just confuses me. A. I used to recommend MSConfig, a configuration tool included in most versions of Windows, but ...

Do you have any idea how many programs are running on your systems without your knowledge? Using msconfig, you'll know. You'll also see that by shutting down many of these unneccessary programs, your ...

After reading Windows Takes Too Long to Boot, Mark Fraleigh went to MSConfig and unchecked several programs. Now he wants to remove them from MSConfig, altogether. Unless you actually want to ...

When I click Start and then Run and type in msconfig.exe, I get a thing called the Startup tab. There I see many programs starting every time my machine boots up. I would like to delete the unused ...

Windows can load quicker when you disable programs you don't need at start-up. Plus, stop Msconfig from opening automatically when Windows starts. Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace ...

If your Windows computer seems to shut down slowly or start up slowly, or if it doesn’t enter power-saving modes, it’s possible that a program or device driver is interfering with Windows power ...