Deleting Unnecessary programs from System Tray

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How can I removed un neccessary programs from the system
tray. It slows up the booting process. Thanks.
 
Natively you can; Start\Settings\Control Panel\Administrative Tools\Computer
Management(Local)\System Information\Software Environment\Startup
Programs|View|Advanced, then in the "Location" column, you'll find the path
to the "Startup" location either in the "Startup" directories or from the
registry's "Run" keys.

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
%USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

You can delete the shortcuts that you no longer want to run.


HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

You can delete the string value for the program you no longer want to run.

or copy msconfig from Windows XP


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| How can I removed un neccessary programs from the system
| tray. It slows up the booting process. Thanks.
 
In said:
How can I removed un neccessary programs from the system
tray. It slows up the booting process. Thanks.
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While Dave's post may answer your question, I would say that the first
thing to do is look in each application (that has a SysTray item) for
an Option or Preference that can be toggled. Many have some such
buried within the menus. Then the "run" locations in the registry.

There are some 3rd-party "tray killer" applications out there if all
else fails.
 
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