35 apps on start up

Hi

CCleaner in its Startup list menu (Tools > Startup) do us a screenshot and attach the image of the startups you have as we maybe able to slim that startup list a little as many items are useless or can be manually started when needed.

Is Malwarebytes the full version or the free on-demand scanner? as running PCtools and a Resident Malwarebytes could slow your PC a little, to test disable malwarebytes. If you have the Free on-demand version then you're fine, it will not hamper anything.

 

Hi

Ooops, re-visiting threads and seems I missed yours, sorry, but its best to manage startups with StartupCPL over Ccleaner or msconfig as if you disable an item and then uninstall it, it can be a pain to remove the entry, not impossible and I have instructions in another thread on that, but best not to go that route.


Ctfmon can be removed and here is the Microsoft text on this BUT I find this free app much better and simpler Here

Delete the following ones as they dont do much and will on updates to the apps recreate themselves

SunJavaUpdateSched
Adobe Reader Speed Launch


The rest its best to manage with startupCPL.

Are your versions of PCtools and Malwarebytes the retail ones as I would remove or disable Malwarebytes if its the retail background scanning one as that could be the cause of your slowness as running two malware scanners can cause issues and slowness.

 

Hi

I cannot answer that fully as I dont have those applications installed, but I would be tempted to run Malwarebytes manually when needed over disabling PCtools as at times you never really fully disable them.

Try your PC with Malwarebytes disabled and see how it runs.