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Old 10-09-2019, 04:13 PM  
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Laptops are usually preloaded with 3rd party software. Many are trial programs to entice you to upgrade and pay for a full license. The problem is that these programs are set to run at startup when you turn on your laptop, which eats up available resources and slows down your laptop. Unbeknownst to most users, these programs are quietly running in the background. There are a few different ways to disable programs included in startup. However, if you are directly editing the registry, backup/export the full registry to an external flash drive, before making any changes. Be forewarned that if you make fatal errors using regedit, your laptop may not work properly.
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