PC Startup Master can significantly enhance your computer's startup speed. It does so by enabling you to disable unnecessary components that run automatically during system startup, such as startup programs, Windows services, and scheduled tasks, which cause extra delay. PC Startup Master is suitable for both novices and experienced users thanks to its simple yet powerful user interface.

PC Startup Master's Delayed Startup feature allows you to delay or even prevent startup apps from automatically starting up unless certain conditions are met. This feature can help increase the computer's startup speed by reducing performance overhead caused by many applications starting simultaneously.

Startup Guard is a security feature of PC Startup Master. It monitors the system startup configurations and notifies you when any changes are detected. Additionally, it can undo some of those changes. This feature enhances your computer's security by preventing unsafe programs and malware from achieving persistence on your system.

In addition to managing and optimizing startup apps in various system locations, such as the Windows Registry and system startup folders, PC Startup Master offers advanced features to manage other startup components like Windows services and scheduled tasks, all from a single user interface. This will give users maximum control over the system startup process.

PC Startup Master offers a complete set of tools that you can use to configure and optimize your system startup settings. You can use PC Startup Master to create, edit, disable, delete, and verify startup applications.

What's New

UI

  • The user interface was rebuilt from the ground up to enhance the user experience and support newer Windows versions.
  • The user interface was updated to support both light and dark modes.
  • Added support for UI accent colors (More colors will be available in the next releases).
  • Added the ability to switch between different startup locations directly from the main window.
  • Improved the Startup Item details pane to show more startup item information.
  • Improved the sorting of startup items.
  • Improved the startup items search UI.

Startup Guard

  • Added the ability to monitor Windows services and scheduled tasks.
  • Improved the restoration of default startup configurations when startup changes are detected.
  • Improved the Startup Guard notifications.
  • Improved the Startup Guard Log.

Misc.

  • Added support for additional startup locations.
  • Added the ability to verify the digital signature of startup items.
  • Improved the code used to implement the delayed startup functionality.
  • Added the ability to register new Windows services.
  • Added support for Microsoft Store apps.
  • Added support for Windows 10 and 11 startup apps implementation.
  • Added an option to create system restore points.
  • Added an option to enable the automatic installation of app updates.
  • Added support for PC Startup Master Pro trial so that users can test the Pro edition features before making a purchase.
  • Added the Debug Mode that helps diagnose PC Startup Master issues.
  • Added an option to automatically submit error reports to Smart PC Utilities.
  • Improved the batch management of startup items.
  • Improved the performance of listing Windows services and scheduled tasks.
  • Improved the editing of startup programs.
  • Improved the software licensing model to make it more reliable.
  • Updated the feedback module.
  • Several reliability changes and bug fixes.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented PC Startup Master from running at Windows startup when the UAC is enabled.