Windows 10, Microsoft's widely used operating system, includes many features and functions that improve the user experience. However, having redundant startup programs is one factor that might prolong ...

Fast startup is a feature that was first implemented in Windows 8 as Fast Boot. It was carried over to Windows 10, and it remains an option in Windows 11. It's designed to shave seconds off of your PC ...

The CCXProcess process or Creative Cloud Experience Process, is a background process that launches automatically when you boot your Windows device. In this post, we explain what the CCXProcess does ...

Balancing which apps automatically start up when you open Windows is more of an art than science. You'll want to disable heavy apps that will slow down your PC's boot ...

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