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Having many programs starting at the same time can really hurt performance and cause a major impact on system startup.<\/p>\n<div class='code-block code-block-1' style='margin: 76px auto; clear: both;'>\n<!-- in-post -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9217786761106301\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"8403394626\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n<p>Windows includes built-in utility called <strong>MSConfig<\/strong> that provides the basic tools to manage startup items, allowing you to disable the startup of\u00a0unnecessary programs to help speed up computer performance. Third-party tools are also available to help you manage startup items using more advanced tools including our FREE open source software <a href=\"http:\/\/smartpcutilities.com\/startupmaster.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Startup Master<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/smartpcutilities.com\/startupmaster.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Startup Master<\/a> includes an interesting feature called <strong>Startup Delayer<\/strong> that could improve system startup performance by preventing the startup items from being launched at the same time to avoid performance overhead. With Startup Delayer you can execute the necessary startup programs first and delay the execution of less important programs.<\/p>\n<div class='code-block code-block-1' style='margin: 76px auto; clear: both;'>\n<!-- in-post -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9217786761106301\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"8403394626\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n<p>You also have the flexibility to control the startup delaying process for example you can specify the initial delay before starting to launch delayed items and you can also specify the time between launching each delayed item.<\/p>\n<div class='code-block code-block-1' style='margin: 76px auto; clear: both;'>\n<!-- in-post -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9217786761106301\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"8403394626\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n<p>To delay a certain startup item, open <a href=\"http:\/\/smartpcutilities.com\/startupmaster.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Startup Master<\/a> and select the startup item you want to delay it&#8217;s execution and click the <strong>Delay<\/strong> button. 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