Windows: How To Disable The Start-Up Programs

(217) Windows: How To Disable The Start-Up Programs

Obviously you already know, 'how to disable the start-up programs; but this article is meant for everybody and feel free to share with your non-techie friends! 

The more software that installed on your system, the longer it may seem to take to start-up Windows. Many programs add themselves in the program list then started itself, when you boot the computer.  

A smart way is to run few required programs, such as anti-virus and firewall software, with Windows, when your system is booting-up. But the other programs that were running at boot-up is just wasting of resources and extending the start-up time.   

Windows 8 or 8.1, just open Task Manager by right click the Task Bar (or press and hold Ctrl + Shift + Esc, a shortcut key) and click on More Details, switching to Start-Up tab then use Disable button.  

It's really a simple process and if these options are not showing-up then click More details, which will be in the same place of Fewer details.  

Windows 7, Vista, or XP A tool MSConfig, is installed with Windows 7, Vista and XP, which allows you to view the running programs at start-up and disable them as per your need. Aware that MSConfig can also be used to configure several other things; so, be careful when using it. To run MSConfig, open Start Menu then type msconfig.exe in the search box and Enter.

Now System Configuration's main Window will be opened. Click the Start-up tab, where you see all the start-up programs with a check box next to each one. To prevent a program from starting up, just tick the check box next to the desired program then click OK.

A dialog box displays and asking to restart your computer for the changes to took effect. Click Restart button to restart the computer.

If you are using XP, Start > Run, type msconfig.exe in edit box, then click OK.  

CCleaner: If you're using the free PC cleaning utility CCleaner, which has a tool to (view and) disable the start-up programs.

To view the list of start-up programs, just open CCleaner, then Tools > Start-up.

The Enabled column indicates whether each program is set to start with Windows. To disable a program that is enabled, select the program in the list and click Disable. You can also enable programs that have been disabled. And CCleaner doesn't prompt you to restart the computer for the changes you made; so you've to do by yourself.

And some applications need to be configured to stop launching themselves when the computer boots, or they will just add themselves into the list of start-up programs again. In this case, there is usually a setting in program’s options to prevent it from starting with Windows.

How to Type The Special Characters Faster on Any Computer, Smartphone, or Tablet

(216) How to Type The Special Characters Faster on Any Computer, Smartphone, or Tablet  

Most characters that you want to type doesn't appeared on your keyboard whether you're using a physical keyboard or a touch one. And perhaps you could always do a search online to find the symbol then copy, paste it into your application. This is inefficient way, but works quickly to insert when you need it occasionally. 

This article will explain 'how you can type them faster on your computer as well as mobile devices'.  

On Windows, using 'Alt key + number keystrokes' will allow you to insert special characters, but these require an attached numerical keypad on the right of your keyboard, and they wouldn't available on most of the laptops. So, they'll only work on desktops, where the keyboard should have the number pad at the right side along with enter key. 

To get special characters just press and hold Alt key then tap the appropriate numbers using number pad at the right side of your keyboard and release the Alt key. And ensure 'Num Lock' to be on (just tap 'Num Lock' key to turn it on).

For instance, you want to get the symbol £, for British Pound, just press and hold Alt key then tap the numbers 0163, which is numerical keystrokes for British Pound, and then release the Alt key. The symbol £ will be appeared. 

To know the keystrokes for each special character, just open Character Map and click over any character, where it reveals the keystroke, such as Alt+0174 for ®, at the bottom right corner of the Character Map Window. You may also use the Character Map Window, directly, to view the keystroke codes, by click on the characters, and copy then paste into your applications. The list of keystroke codes for the special characters is also available online. 

When using Android's keyboard, just long press the keys to access the related characters and symbols. For instance, long press the key, e, and view the accented e characters. The same process took effect, too, when long press other symbols, such as for currency, to access the additional related symbols. 

This is by default and Google Keyboard App works for Android. Android offers in supporting more keyboards and you may install them from Google Play where you need to type a variety of Unicode symbols. 

When using iPhone or iPad, you may get many additional characters by long press the appropriate key. To type the word touché, you should type touch, then long press the key e and choose the character é. The same process works for a variety of symbols, and for instance you may get the desired currency by long press the $ symbol on the keyboard then choose the desired one. 

To add a new keyboard for different languages, just go to Settings > General > Keyboards > Add New Keyboard. The iOS is offering support for third-party keyboards, where you may install keyboards for a variety of Unicode symbols. 

When using Mac OS X, which has it's own Character Viewer and easier to access. Click Edit menu, on any application that you're working, and choose Special Characters to view it. Locate the desired symbol, from the Window, and double-click on it to enter into the text field on your current application. 

If you're using special characters, frequently, then add them in Favorite List to access them easily, when you need. The list is well organized than Windows OS. 

You may also type a lot of accented letters, and other special characters using Option key. For instance, if you want to type the word touché, first you've to type touch, then press Option key along with e, together. Now tap the e key, which instructs your Mac to use an acute accent letter for e. 

And Washington State University did a good job to Mac users by providing a list of Option and Option+Shift shortcuts, where you may find then type special characters. 

There is no single standard method for typing the Unicode characters on Linux, which depends on the applications and the graphical tool-kit.