A must-have for Windows users, Startup Delayer lets you designate various startup programs to run later so your machine boots faster. Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of ...

One of the pains of Windows is how long it takes for an older PC to start up. Sometimes this can be caused by hardware problems like a faulty hard drive, but more often than not the culprits are all ...

Think what would happen at the airport if every plane tried to take off at the same time. Chaos, that’s what. And yet that’s the situation when a Windows PC boots: Every installed program tries to run ...

Is your PC slower than usual on startup? Continue reading to discover how to speed up your PC's startup process to save you a few seconds each time you turn on your computer. All of your programs will ...

John is a writer at Pocket-lint. He is passionate about all things technology, and is always keeping up with the latest smartphone and PC releases. John has previously written at MobileSyrup. When ...

I distinctly remember around 20 years ago pressing the start button on my beige Windows XP desktop and waiting three or four minutes for it to fully boot. I was always so excited to get on my PC and ...

Not every app deserves a place in the startup queue.

Have you ever experienced a frustrating situation when you press the power button On, your Windows computer boots up sometimes and never boots the first time? You try again and again, and it finally ...

Frustrated with Windows 11 startup logo stuck issue? Discover proven troubleshooting fixes for 2026, from quick reboots to ...

This comes just hours after reports that another emergency update has been issued by Microsoft to affect other problems ...