Task Scheduler tasks that can be disabled?


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GracieAllen

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I'm not sure where to ask this, so I'll put it with general things...

Similar to the old Windows 10 thing with lists of services that can safely be disabled (which I really wish there was one for Windows 11), is there a list somewhere that shows which of the massive number of tasks in the task scheduler can be disabled? My search didn't find anything for Windows 11, and I don't want to get crazy in there, but the list of tasks seems very large.
 
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GracieAllen said:
I'm not sure where to ask this, so I'll put it with general things...

Similar to the old Windows 10 thing with lists of services that can safely be disabled (which I really wish there was one for Windows 11), is there a list somewhere that shows which of the massive number of tasks in the task scheduler can be disabled? My search didn't find anything for Windows 11, and I don't want to get crazy in there, but the list of tasks seems very large.
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On Windows 11, things are designed to be very hard to sort through and undo or not.
It's much easier to create a topic for a specific thing or Task that you want to disable.

As you have surmised... there are no quick and easy lists, like back in the day with the Black Viper website or similar.

It would be much easier to come at the problem from the other side.
Like if you don't want... EDGE to start with Windows, for example, search Google or make topics for something like that.

Unfortunately, by the time you get Services and Tasks trimmed down to something reasonable... we'll be on to Windows 12. :(

One thing that might help, is that a lot of the Tasks are based on settings in the Services.
In my case I have no printer, I don't use Bluetooth, and I don't use Smart Cards.
So... I can disable those things in Services, which will then disable at least some Tasks.


Before you start messing around with any of this... make sure you have some 3rd party backup software, and have made fresh backup(s). That way... if you maybe turn OFF the wrong thing... you can restore from a backup and try something else.


Microsoft has been steadily steering us towards an operating system, that doesn't allow much tinkering.
And that's coming from someone like me, who never gives up or in... :(
 

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GracieAllen said:
is there a list somewhere that shows which of the massive number of tasks in the task scheduler can be disabled? My search didn't find anything for Windows 11, and I don't want to get crazy in there, but the list of tasks seems very large.
Click to expand...
I assume you're referring to the list of tasks you see in Task Scheduler when you open the library, then open Microsoft, and then open Windows:
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and @Ghot is right: if you start trying to disable all of the tasks in there that do nothing for you, or seem to do nothing for you, you'll grow old and tired before you finish.

OTOH, if you're referring to the list you see when you just click Task Scheduler Library, that list is eminently editable. All I have in there are two that Microsoft put there, two that Google put there, and two that I put there. That's it. I took out anything else that was there so long ago that I don't remember what I removed:
Clipboard_01.jpg
 

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I disable those.
Code: 
rem =============================== Windows Scheduled Tasks ================================

schtasks /DELETE /TN "AMDInstallLauncher" /f
schtasks /DELETE /TN "AMDInstallUEP" /f
schtasks /DELETE /TN "AMDLinkUpdate" /f
schtasks /DELETE /TN "AMDRyzenMasterSDKTask" /f
schtasks /DELETE /TN "DUpdaterTask" /f
schtasks /DELETE /TN "ModifyLinkUpdate" /f
schtasks /DELETE /TN "StartCN" /f
schtasks /DELETE /TN "StartDVR" /f

schtasks /Change /TN "CreateExplorerShellUnelevatedTask" /Enable

schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\.NET Framework\.NET Framework NGEN v4.0.30319" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\.NET Framework\.NET Framework NGEN v4.0.30319 64" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\.NET Framework\.NET Framework NGEN v4.0.30319 64 Critical" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\.NET Framework\.NET Framework NGEN v4.0.30319 Critical" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\PcaPatchDbTask" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\SdbinstMergeDbTask" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\StartupAppTask" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Autochk\Proxy" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program\Consolidator" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program\UsbCeip" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Defrag\ScheduledDefrag" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Device Information\Device" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Device Information\Device User" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Diagnosis\RecommendedTroubleshootingScanner" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Diagnosis\Scheduled" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\DiskCleanup\SilentCleanup" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\DiskDiagnostic\Microsoft-Windows-DiskDiagnosticDataCollector" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\DiskFootprint\Diagnostics" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\DiskFootprint\StorageSense" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\DUSM\dusmtask" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\EnterpriseMgmt\MDMMaintenenceTask" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Feedback\Siuf\DmClient" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Feedback\Siuf\DmClientOnScenarioDownload" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\FileHistory\File History (maintenance mode)" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Flighting\FeatureConfig\ReconcileFeatures" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Flighting\FeatureConfig\UsageDataFlushing" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Flighting\FeatureConfig\UsageDataReporting" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Flighting\OneSettings\RefreshCache" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Input\LocalUserSyncDataAvailable" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Input\MouseSyncDataAvailable" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Input\PenSyncDataAvailable" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Input\TouchpadSyncDataAvailable" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\International\Synchronize Language Settings" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\LanguageComponentsInstaller\Installation" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\LanguageComponentsInstaller\ReconcileLanguageResources" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\LanguageComponentsInstaller\Uninstallation" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\License Manager\TempSignedLicenseExchange" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\License Manager\TempSignedLicenseExchange" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Management\Provisioning\Cellular" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Management\Provisioning\Logon" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Maintenance\WinSAT" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Maps\MapsToastTask" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Maps\MapsUpdateTask" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\MUI\LPRemove" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Multimedia\SystemSoundsService" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\NlaSvc\WiFiTask" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\NetTrace\GatherNetworkInfo" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\PI\Sqm-Tasks" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Power Efficiency Diagnostics\AnalyzeSystem" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Printing\EduPrintProv" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Printing\PrinterCleanupTask" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Printing\PrintJobCleanupTask" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\PushToInstall\Registration" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Ras\MobilityManager" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\RecoveryEnvironment\VerifyWinRE" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\RemoteAssistance\RemoteAssistanceTask" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\RetailDemo\CleanupOfflineContent" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Servicing\StartComponentCleanup" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\SettingSync\NetworkStateChangeTask" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Setup\SetupCleanupTask" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Setup\SnapshotCleanupTask" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Shell\FamilySafetyMonitor" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Shell\FamilySafetyRefreshTask" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Shell\ThemesSyncedImageDownload" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Shell\UpdateUserPictureTask" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\SpacePort\SpaceAgentTask" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\SpacePort\SpaceManagerTask" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Speech\SpeechModelDownloadTask" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Storage Tiers Management\Storage Tiers Management Initialization" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Sysmain\ResPriStaticDbSync" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Sysmain\WsSwapAssessmentTask" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Task Manager\Interactive" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\TextServicesFramework\MsCtfMonitor" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Time Synchronization\ForceSynchronizeTime" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Time Synchronization\SynchronizeTime" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Time Zone\SynchronizeTimeZone" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\TPM\Tpm-HASCertRetr" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\TPM\Tpm-Maintenance" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\UPnP\UPnPHostConfig" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\UPnP\UPnPHostConfig" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\User Profile Service\HiveUploadTask" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\WCM\WiFiTask" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\WDI\ResolutionHost" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Windows Filtering Platform\BfeOnServiceStartTypeChange" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\Scheduled Start" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\WlanSvc\CDSSync" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\WOF\WIM-Hash-Management" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\WOF\WIM-Hash-Validation" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Work Folders\Work Folders Logon Synchronization" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Work Folders\Work Folders Maintenance Work" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Workplace Join\Automatic-Device-Join" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\WwanSvc\NotificationTask" /Disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\WwanSvc\OobeDiscovery" /Disable

Some notable disabled tasks:
Data Usage (DUSM)
Disk Defrag (Trim)
Disk Cleanup
Time sync
 

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GracieAllen said:
but the list of tasks seems very large
Click to expand...

If you want to know exactly how many are on your particular system, download and run (as admin) TaskSchedulerView
Puts it all in list view for easy manipulation. Just right click on a particular task for options. All the details of each task are shown as well. Makes task scheduler a whole lot easier to handle, A thousand less clicks. :-)
Total tasks are shown in lower left hand corner. I have 202 on this old win 10 machine. It's a stand alone freebie

Task Scheduler Viewer for Windows 11/ 10 / 7 / 8 / Vista
 
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Thanks for that fishingfool - That's one handy program :-)
 

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Thanks for the information. I think I'll take the advice above, maybe disable a couple tasks I'm sure I won't need, and leave things alone... I figure I'm more dangerous in there playing around with no guide than the average bull in a china shop, so... I've got good backups, but I'd rather NOT have to go through the mess of restoring!
 

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    MSI Tomahawk
    Memory
    64 GB DDR4
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    NVidia 4060 Ti
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    Dell 3818 & Dell 2407 on the desktop, Dell 2405 on the laptop, Dell 3014 in the RV for traveling.
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    3840x1600
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    1TB SSD for O/S, 4TB for non-image stuff, 8TB SSD for images, 10TB spinning platters for backups.
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    EVGA 850 silver
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    Phantek
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    Logitech wireless
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    Logitech wireless M575 trackball
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    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
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    Dell 7740 Precision
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    I9-9880
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    Dell
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    64GB
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    Nvidia Quadro RTX 3000
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    17" 4K and Dell 2405 as needed. Dell 3014 in RV when traveling.
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    3840x2160, 2560x1600 with connected to 3014
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    Nothing spinning, 4, 1TB NVME SSD internal.
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    Dell 240W
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    Logitech M570 wireless trackball
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    Logitech wireless
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    Depends on how fast the hotspot is wherever I am.
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    firefox, Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender...
    Other Info
    Just an ordinary laptop for doing image processing and presentation.
fishingfool said:
If you want to know exactly how many are on your particular system, download and run (as admin) TaskSchedulerView
Puts it all in list view for easy manipulation. Just right click on a particular task for options. All the details of each task are shown as well. Makes task scheduler a whole lot easier to handle, A thousand less clicks. :-)
Total tasks are shown in lower left hand corner. I have 202 on this old win 10 machine. It's a stand alone freebie

Task Scheduler Viewer for Windows 11/ 10 / 7 / 8 / Vista
Click to expand...

Also give HiBit Uninstaller a try. It's way more than just an uninstaller. It's Task Schedule Manager makes it easy to disable and delete tasks. Same with Services and a bunch of other useful features.
 

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What is it you're actually trying to achieve?? If you disable too much or the wrong thing you'll have performance or compatibility issues.
 

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Windows 11, getting the bad wrap again?
So far, I've seen very little difference between Windows 8.1 and Windows 11, except for the cosmetics.
Under the covers, they are pretty much the same.

Windows already comes with all the tools necessary to make all the adjustments that can be made, without destroying Windows completely.
 

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    AMD FX 6350 Six Core
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    Crucial, 16 GB
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    Crucial SSD 500GB, SanDisk 126GB SSD, Toshiba 1TB HD
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    Pac Man, Mid Tower
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    101 key, Backlit/ Mechanical Switches/
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    Logitech USB Wireless M310
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    Hughes Net speed varies with the weather
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    Firefox 64x
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    Windows Defender, Super Anti Spyware
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    Given to me as DEAD, and irreparable.
    Rebuilt with Gigabyte mobo, AMD cpu, 16GB ram and 500GB Crucial SSD.
My only goal was to NOT have a bunch of unnecessary "stuff" running that uses memory, bogs things down, does things I don't want, or does things I don't use, and can always do something annoying, stupid or damaging.

I'm OLD. I came from an era where designed and created efficient code that ran fast and used memory effectively. It was a GOOD thing. It seems that those concepts are dead and gone. These days, it seems the answer to everything is to shove more memory into the box, put in a faster processor, and add a larger, faster GPU.

When I look at the umpteen processes sitting there in Windows 11 when the system isn't even doing anything, I'm amazed and somewhat appalled at the amount of "stuff". Same for the number of services and the number of tasks that run periodically and often, that I suspect aren't doing anything necessary.

SO, I figured, just like services, if there are tasks in the Task Manager that don't do anything useful, it would be nice to disable them. Unfortunately, it appears the level of knowledge about much of what's running at any given time has decreased as the quantity and complexity has increased - I'm for SURE not any kind of expert about what a LOT of the services and tasks are doing and which are needed.

Without a guide like Black Viper's, it's not worth the time, trouble and risk to mess with trying to clean up to any great extent, so I just left things alone except for services and/or tasks that could CLEARLY (even to me) be safely made manual or disabled...
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built
    CPU
    i9-12900 overclocked just a touch
    Motherboard
    MSI Tomahawk
    Memory
    64 GB DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia 4060 Ti
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 3818 & Dell 2407 on the desktop, Dell 2405 on the laptop, Dell 3014 in the RV for traveling.
    Screen Resolution
    3840x1600
    Hard Drives
    1TB SSD for O/S, 4TB for non-image stuff, 8TB SSD for images, 10TB spinning platters for backups.
    PSU
    EVGA 850 silver
    Case
    Phantek
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D15
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless M575 trackball
    Internet Speed
    Varies between 20 and 400 Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox, Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Plain ordinary PC.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell 7740 Precision
    CPU
    I9-9880
    Motherboard
    Dell
    Memory
    64GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia Quadro RTX 3000
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17" 4K and Dell 2405 as needed. Dell 3014 in RV when traveling.
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160, 2560x1600 with connected to 3014
    Hard Drives
    Nothing spinning, 4, 1TB NVME SSD internal.
    PSU
    Dell 240W
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 wireless trackball
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    Depends on how fast the hotspot is wherever I am.
    Browser
    firefox, Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender...
    Other Info
    Just an ordinary laptop for doing image processing and presentation.
But those background processes aren't doing you any harm so why mess with them. Windows is setup for compatibility, if you turn something off today and want to do something in a few days you may find it doesn't work or blows up in your face.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    WIN 10 Pro
Which is why I"m NOT trying to get rid of the unnecessary garbage any more. I just ignore it.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built
    CPU
    i9-12900 overclocked just a touch
    Motherboard
    MSI Tomahawk
    Memory
    64 GB DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia 4060 Ti
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 3818 & Dell 2407 on the desktop, Dell 2405 on the laptop, Dell 3014 in the RV for traveling.
    Screen Resolution
    3840x1600
    Hard Drives
    1TB SSD for O/S, 4TB for non-image stuff, 8TB SSD for images, 10TB spinning platters for backups.
    PSU
    EVGA 850 silver
    Case
    Phantek
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D15
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless M575 trackball
    Internet Speed
    Varies between 20 and 400 Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox, Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Plain ordinary PC.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell 7740 Precision
    CPU
    I9-9880
    Motherboard
    Dell
    Memory
    64GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia Quadro RTX 3000
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17" 4K and Dell 2405 as needed. Dell 3014 in RV when traveling.
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160, 2560x1600 with connected to 3014
    Hard Drives
    Nothing spinning, 4, 1TB NVME SSD internal.
    PSU
    Dell 240W
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 wireless trackball
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    Depends on how fast the hotspot is wherever I am.
    Browser
    firefox, Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender...
    Other Info
    Just an ordinary laptop for doing image processing and presentation.
Gracie, bring it over here, and I'll walk you through a safe process to minimize the garbage running in the background.
It's not difficult. Start off by running the task manager. Ctrl+Alt+Del
Startup Apps.jpg

Then, In Startup Apps, you'll see all the programs that Windows wants to start when you boot up your PC.
Just right click on any app that you don't want of need to be starting and select Disable.
This picture was taken on my own desktop PC, and as you can see, I've disabled a bunch of apps.

Want that PC to boot up a little bit faster? Like about 27 seconds faster?

RUN>msconfig> Enter
Click on the Boot tab:

Msconfig 1.jpg
The Windows default "Timeout:" is 30 seconds. Why? Just change it to 3 seconds and safe yourself the 27 seconds on every boot-up. If you change anything, be sure to always click "Apply" before you click "OK".

Good Luck, And, have fun!

TM :cool:
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win-11/Pro/64, Optimum 11 V5, 23H2 22631.3374
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home Made w/Gigabyte mobo/DX-10
    CPU
    AMD FX 6350 Six Core
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte, DX-10, GA-78LMT-USB3
    Memory
    Crucial, 16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDEA GeForce 210, 1GB DDR3 Ram.
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    24" Acer
    Screen Resolution
    1280x800
    Hard Drives
    Crucial SSD 500GB, SanDisk 126GB SSD, Toshiba 1TB HD
    PSU
    EVGA 500 W.
    Case
    Pac Man, Mid Tower
    Cooling
    AMD/OEM
    Keyboard
    101 key, Backlit/ Mechanical Switches/
    Mouse
    Logitech USB Wireless M310
    Internet Speed
    Hughes Net speed varies with the weather
    Browser
    Firefox 64x
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender, Super Anti Spyware
    Other Info
    Given to me as DEAD, and irreparable.
    Rebuilt with Gigabyte mobo, AMD cpu, 16GB ram and 500GB Crucial SSD.
TechnoMage2021 said:
Want that PC to boot up a little bit faster? Like about 27 seconds faster?

The Windows default "Timeout:" is 30 seconds. Why? Just change it to 3 seconds and safe yourself the 27 seconds on every boot-up.
Click to expand...
The timeout only applies if you have multiple items on your boot menu.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 [rev. 3447]
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Intel NUC12WSHi7
    CPU
    12th Gen Intel Core i7-1260P, 2100 MHz
    Motherboard
    NUC12WSBi7
    Memory
    64 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Iris Xe
    Sound Card
    built-in Realtek HD audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U3219Q
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160 @ 60Hz
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 990 PRO 1TB
    Keyboard
    CODE 104-Key Mechanical Keyboard with Cherry MX Clears
  • Operating System
    Linux Mint 21.2 (Cinnamon)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Intel NUC8i5BEH
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-8259U CPU @ 2.30GHz
    Memory
    32 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Iris Plus 655
    Keyboard
    CODE 104-Key Mechanical Keyboard - Cherry MX Clear
Thanks for the reply. I have the Startup configured - there are only 2 things that start when the system does. Everything else is disabled.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built
    CPU
    i9-12900 overclocked just a touch
    Motherboard
    MSI Tomahawk
    Memory
    64 GB DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia 4060 Ti
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 3818 & Dell 2407 on the desktop, Dell 2405 on the laptop, Dell 3014 in the RV for traveling.
    Screen Resolution
    3840x1600
    Hard Drives
    1TB SSD for O/S, 4TB for non-image stuff, 8TB SSD for images, 10TB spinning platters for backups.
    PSU
    EVGA 850 silver
    Case
    Phantek
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D15
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless M575 trackball
    Internet Speed
    Varies between 20 and 400 Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox, Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Plain ordinary PC.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell 7740 Precision
    CPU
    I9-9880
    Motherboard
    Dell
    Memory
    64GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia Quadro RTX 3000
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17" 4K and Dell 2405 as needed. Dell 3014 in RV when traveling.
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160, 2560x1600 with connected to 3014
    Hard Drives
    Nothing spinning, 4, 1TB NVME SSD internal.
    PSU
    Dell 240W
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 wireless trackball
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    Depends on how fast the hotspot is wherever I am.
    Browser
    firefox, Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender...
    Other Info
    Just an ordinary laptop for doing image processing and presentation.
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