All it does is stop the program loading in the background when Windows starts. Neither does it uninstall it or stop it working normally. Printer drivers, peripheral features, other programs and all those ‘helpful’ applications that add themselves to startup can be safely turned off.ĭisabling a startup item does not stop it working when you select it. The fewer programs you have set to start automatically, the faster your computer will boot. Anything you use all the time is fine to leave enabled.Įverything else can be disabled. As you’re reading about adding WhatsApp to Windows startup, you may as well leave that enabled too. Ideally, you should have only your antivirus, firewall, audio driver, OneDrive if you use it, Malwarebytes if you use it and any device driver that runs outside Windows core. Go through that list and see what is set to start automatically. Many programs seem to think they are important enough to start automatically with Windows. The more programs you have starting automatically, the longer it will take your computer to boot up.
