What runs without asking.
WHAT HAPPENS OVER TIME
Programs add themselves to startup, and the machine takes longer to become usable.
WHAT TO REVIEW
The list of programs starting at login.
WHAT TO DISABLE
Anything you do not need immediately on starting.
WHAT TO KEEP
Security software Anything essential to your work
WHAT TO BE CAREFUL WITH
Disabling something you do not recognise.
WHAT TO DO INSTEAD
Establish what it is first.
WHAT ELSE RUNS IN THE BACKGROUND
Synchronisation Update checkers Communication applications Anything you left running
WHAT THOSE CONSUME
Memory, processor and connection.
WHAT TO CHECK
Which are actually needed.
WHAT TO CLOSE
Applications you are not using.
WHAT TO NOTICE
Whether the machine is noticeably faster afterwards.
WHAT TO REVIEW
The list again, after installing anything new.
