When you perform an installation in Windows, an app is installed. Most apps add themselves to the launch apps. That means when you start Windows, the app is also started afterwards.
Starting apps during Windows startup is possible Windows slows down significantly. Especially if many apps are started while Windows is loading. Windows will then try to install the essential apps and services to load and then also have to start third-party software.
If you want to determine for yourself whether an app is started with Windows, it is an idea to start this app with a delay. This means that an app will only be started after a period of time that you set yourself. To do this you need to create a task via task scheduler. This is how it works.
App or program delayed startup in Windows 11 or 10
Click on Search in the taskbar. In the search window type task scheduler and open the task scheduler app.
In the actions menu, click on “create task” to create a new task.
Give the task a clear and recognizable name. If you are going to launch a specific app on a delayed basis, name the new task, for example, “App delayed launch”. So that you know exactly what the task is for. There are many more tasks and this way you can clearly see what performs which task.
After entering a name for the task, click on the “triggers” tab.
Click on the “new” button to create a new trigger. Then change “Start the task” to “On startup” and enable the “Task deferral” option. Set a time period to delay loading the job.
You can choose the following time period to start the task with a delay. Namely, 15 minutes, 1 minute, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 8 hours or even 1 day. Make your selection from the list and click OK to confirm.
Click on the “Actions” tab to create a new action. An action in this case is to start the app (or program). Click on the “New” button to create a new action. In the “action” select “Start program”.
Then click the “Browse” button to select the executable file that should be delayed during Windows startup. Click OK to confirm.
To check whether the task can be executed successfully, right-click on the task you created task management. In the menu click on “Run”. In this case, the app that you have set to start with a delay will start immediately. This is a test. When the app opens, the task has been successfully created.
The next time you restart your computer and Windows starts, the app will be delayed by the time period you set.
I hope this helped you. Thank you for reading!