Remove unwanted programs and startup items

Use this guide when your computer is cluttered with programs you do not recognise or takes a long time to start. Have a recent backup and about half an hour when you do not need the computer for anything urgent.

Step by step

1. Make a restore point or backup

   Create a backup of your important files and, on Windows, a system restore point. This gives you a way back if you remove something the system needs. It only takes a few minutes.