

RELATED: How to Open the Control Panel on Windows 10 Check Your Storage Space Right-click on any superfluous Windows 10 Store apps in the Start menu and select “Uninstall.” This works for regular desktop apps as well, but we still recommend the old school Control Panel method for removing those. A better approach is to just unload the apps that you never or rarely use, including bloatware applications that came preinstalled on your PC. You don’t want to turn these off manually unless you’re familiar with what they’re doing. Some programs have little helper utilities that run in the background even when an app isn’t running. RELATED: How to Stop Windows 10 From Reopening Your Previous Applications After Restarting Your PC Remove Bloatware and Superfluous Apps Then under Privacy turn off the slider labeled “Use My Sign-In Info To Automatically Finish Setting Up My Device And Reopen My Apps After An Update Or Restart.” Inside the Settings app, select Accounts > Sign-In Options. Open the Settings app (click “Start” and then select the settings cog) in the lower left of the Start Menu. It’s a nice feature, but it can also impact performance, and turning it off is easy. When your computer restarts automatically because of a system or program update, by default Windows 10 tries to reopen everything that was open on the desktop before the shutdown. RELATED: How to Manage Startup Applications in Windows 8 or 10 Adjust Your Restart Settings Once you’ve decided what will be turned off, select them one at a time with your mouse and click Disable in the lower right corner.
