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Delay start-up tools to boot your PC faster

What you need: HiBit Startup Manager

Time required: 10 minutes

Programs that start automatically with Windows can make your PC much slower to boot, but you may not even realise they’re running. You can use Task Manager to disable some of these, but it’s also useful to delay programs so they don’t all run at once and compete for system resources. HiBit Startup Manager

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