CompTIA A+ 220-1102 (V14) Practice Question

In Windows 10, the Task Manager is the primary tool for managing startup applications. It has a 'Startup' tab that lists all the programs set to start automatically when Windows boots. This list includes impact assessments indicating how significantly each program affects the computer's startup time. A technician can use this tab to disable non-essential programs, thereby improving boot times and freeing up system resources. While older versions of Windows used System Configuration (msconfig.exe) for this task, in Windows 10, this utility directs the user to Task Manager for startup management. Disk Cleanup is for freeing disk space, and Performance Monitor is for detailed performance analysis, not for managing startup items.