Microsoft continues to bundle the venerable System Configuration utility (Msconfig.exe) with all current versions of Windows, and that includes Windows Server 2003. Learn more about using the ...

So how do you know which programs you can safely de-select in msconfig, and which ones you must leave alone? I have included a powerful database in this Recipe called start_ups.exe.

Click Start, type "msconfig" in the Search box and click the "msconfig.exe" program to launch the System Configuration utility. Click the "Startup" tab to view all programs that are configured to ...

When I click Start and then Run and type in msconfig.exe, I get a thing called the Startup tab. There I see many programs starting every time my machine boots up. I would like to delete the unused ...

Learn how to boot Windows 11/10 in Safe Mode while dual booting with Windows 8/7. Run msconfig.exe or follow the procedure laid down here.

Q. In the January 2002 column you mentioned using msconfig to deselect startup applications when Windows becomes unstable. However, while Windows 98 and ...