A Startup Troubleshooting Procedure
Now that you know how to disable startup items and services, here’s a basic procedure you can follow to use Task Manager and System Configuration to troubleshoot a startup problem:
1. In System Configuration, activate the Diagnostic Startup option, and then reboot the computer. If the problem did not occur during the restart, you know the cause lies in the system services or the startup items.
2. In System Configuration, activate the Selective Startup option.
3. In System Configuration, activate Load System Services; in Task Manager, disable all the startup programs; reboot the computer.
4. In System Configuration, deactivate Load System Services; in Task Manager enable all the startup programs; reboot the ...
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