[SOLVED] how to disable / remove unnecessary programs in windows 7

[yyoussef101]

hey, as seen in the title, and additional to that how do i know if a program is important or not in the task manager?

 

[rgd1101]

why?

 

[revodo]

why?

It's a Windows 7 machine, more than likely is old and slow, and he's looking to cut excess services and programs out to get some speed back.

Just a theory I have.

OP, tap Windows Key + R. Type "msconfig", and hit enter. Look at the startup tab. Try deselecting everything except the Microsoft programs (or those too, depends), and restarting the computer.

 

[hotaru.hino]

hey, as seen in the title, and additional to that how do i know if a program is important or not in the task manager?

Right click on the app, select "Open file location", then:

• If it's in C:\Windows, it's important
• If it's in C:\Program Files and you didn't install it, it's probably important, but you should check what it is
• If it's anywhere else and/or you installed it, then you decide if you want to keep it or not

 

[sonofjesse]

Format C and upgrade to windows 10 (this is a joke)

windows 7 don't get updates anymore

 

[yyoussef101]

It's a Windows 7 machine, more than likely is old and slow, and he's looking to cut excess services and programs out to get some speed back.

Just a theory I have.

OP, tap Windows Key + R. Type "msconfig", and hit enter. Look at the startup tab. Try deselecting everything except the Microsoft programs (or those too, depends), and restarting the computer.

and those in the task manager > processes?

 

[yyoussef101]

and those in the task manager > processes?

https://drive.google.com/file/d/196n90seyrONCqwGRQs8sKGfua1Zmz9EO/view?usp=sharing

 

[punkncat]

You might consider one of the light Linux Distro.

Aside from that, there are good tutorials on making 7 much less resource hungry. As well, there is even an open source 7-like "lite" program out there.