Startup Control

Generally speaking, the more applications you install on your computer, the longer it may seem to take to fire up Windows. What is worse is that many of these apps add themselves to the list of programs that typically load during startup, thus making the operating system boost even more sluggish.

Startup Control is a lightweight piece of software that enables you to preview and remove programs from the startup and hence, speed up the OS boot sequence.

The installation is quick, straightforward and does not require any special attention from your part. Upon launch, you are welcomed by a splash screen that prompts you to open and access the actual application. The program comes with a clean and intuitive interface that is unlikely to give you any troubles.

The application is as simple as it gets, particularly since previewing the utilities that run at startup along with the corresponding or other registry values entails expanding the available categories. The list of application is displayed as the name of the executable file, extension included, and the path, so that you can easily find and access it on your hard drive.

The idea behind the utility is to provide you with a simple method to remove unwanted programs from the startup and that usually make Windows boot slow and irritating. You can delete an entry by selecting it and then hitting the Remove menu.

It would have been nice if the app enabled you to clear entries or values using hotkeys. At the same time, it would have been nice if the program allowed you to add new programs to startup so that you can manage the OS boot more efficiently.

In the eventuality that you notice Windows is taking longer to boot each time you open your computer, then Startup Control could help you check out the applications responsible for it and disable the unnecessary ones.