How to use msconfig to disable unnecessary processes

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One of the biggest factors in PC performance is related to running processes. Many of these processes run in the background and are never seen unless you look at them through the Windows Taskmanager. It seems these days that every time you install a program in Windows, even small things like Adobe reader or Apple Quicktime, there is some service that shows up in the Taskbar. The more of these little guys you have running the more your system performance is going to take a hit because these processes eat up CPU and RAM resources. Many of these are just update services or some other useless item that will not effect the actual program itself. These services can be disabled and re-enabled later if needed through the msconfig utility built into Windows.  To run it just go to Start, Run, and type "msconfig" (without quotes) and look at the Services and Startup tabs.

In the Services tab check the "hide all Microsoft service" this will hide the Microsoft services which are likely needed. Many of these services may be difficult to determine what program is associated with it but if you read closely some are not that hard to figure out. If you're not sure about a service just leave it or go ahead and turn it off because you can always go back in and re-enable it if something doesn't work afterword. Do the the same for the Startup tab. Disabling items in the Startup will also reduce Windows boot time.