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I am unaware of your perspective, but I surely enjoy spending the initial ten minutes of each workday gazing Windows start up.

However, unlike the above users, if you prefer to immediately start working, following tips can help you to make your Windows start comparatively quickly.

Firstly, reduce the load on your slow Windows 7.

Generally, a PC loads several programs at the time of start.

Icons in the system tray of your PC represent an auto-start application.

And there are several other programs that auto-start every time your machine starts but hide their presence.

It is noteworthy that an autoloading program slows your PCs boot time, with the only difference that some affect it a little while others affect it heavily. Moreover, as most of these continue running in background, they deteriorate systems performance also.

Before starting the process of eliminating autoloaders, it is essential to ascertain that you can undo the changes. After creating the restore point, Click Close.

If you use MS Vista, then you should select Start, Control Panel, System. Click System Protection under Tasks, which in on windows right side. Then you will see the System Properties dialog box on your screen, from which you have to select Create at the bottom of the window.

For MS Windows XP users, the process involves selecting Start, Run, typing msconfig, and pressing Enter. If your system is running Vista, then press Start button, type msconfig in the Search box and press Enter.

Then click the Startup tab, which will list all autoloading applications on your system, having a check box each. Uncheck an item. After doing so, that particular item will no longer load at setup.

You have to select your Autoloading programs. If you like a program to be autoloaded, click on the check option.

First and the most important thing is that you would never want your PC to run without the protetion of firewall, antivirus and other security programs.

Its true that these applications slow the boot-up and shutdown times of your PC and can even lead to conflicts, but to stop them from running could result in even more dire consequences.

Similarly, for other applications, your own judgment will be crucial. The question is not regarding a program being good or bad, its about if it is required to be on all time.

After identifying and unchecking the programs that are not required to autoload at the systems startup, you have to click OK and reboot the system. You will notice Windows loading with an extremely lengthy message box appear to be an error message.

You have to simply check Dont show this message or start the System Configuration Utility at the time Windows starts (in Vista you will find a little bit difference in wording) at the bottom of dialog box and then click OK.

Simple steps to speed up Boot Up Time

There are Windows tips which require specialized software such as registry cleaner so that a user comes out of the process alive. But some tips could be done with the help of tools provided by Windows.

Before starting to follow the tips in the given list, youll certainly want to ensure that you can revert to your current position. In case things turn wrong. For this, it is very essential to set a System Restore Point.

Let us begin with simple things.

First decide whether you need those fonts installed by various programs you in use. If you dont need all of them, then delete un-used fonts.

Take help of free font manager to complete this task.

Some other programs start up every time your system starts.

Some of these programs fall into the category that includes welcoming your antivirus software, firewall, etc.

On the other hand, there are others that fall into the category that our software developer thinks users always require these programs available without any need to start them.

Programs including iTunes, Skype, webcam software, some sort of an instant messenger service, the keylogger installed to keep an eye on the naughty activities of children, Adobe Acrobat readers update service.

You may prefer that these applications will always remain available for use.

Few of them could be seen next to your system clock, at the bottom of the screen. Others could be seen only upon checking the Task Manager.

Msconfig program that comes with Windows can be used to check them and dump them. You may find all the autoloading programs, which start as your computer starts booting up,listed in the Startup tab.

However, the major problem of Msconfig is that it never gives detailed information. Thus, you need to do detailed research in order to know whether the programs listed by it are must-have or just nice-to-have.

Besides, computers come equipped with the Windows Registry.

Windows Registry is used by programs as a dumping ground and a storage space.

Windows Registry apparently stores each and everything.

It is the place where the last opened files are stored. It also stores your favorite applications’ size and startup position. As several fonts slow down the loading process of your computer, Windows Registry with so much of stuff (once useful but not now) also fulfills the same purpose keeping you from having a fast PC.

Although cleaning up the Windows registry is possible using built-in Regedit program (start just like in case of Msconfig), some risks are also associated with it. In case you take any wrong step, Windows will mess up or even stop working. Hence, let the software to perform the task.