How to Keep Spybot From Starting With a Boot
Spybot Search and Destroy is an anti-spyware product by Safer Networking that detects and removes spyware, adware and other malware from your computer. If you set up Spybot to be included in the startup folder, every time you reboot your PC, the program will be launched automatically. However, when you have too many programs starting with the boot, it will slow down your computer. To remove Spybot from startup, you can either use Windows Defender, an antivirus and application manager for later versions of Windows, or the System Configuration utility, which also comes with the operating system.
Other People Are Reading
Instructions
-
Windows Defender
-
1
Go to the "Start" menu, click on "All Programs" and select "Windows Defender."
-
2
Click on the "Tools" menu and then on the "Software Explorer" link.
-
-
3
Select "Startup" from the "Category" drop-down menu and click on the "Show for all users" button at the bottom of the screen.
-
4
Click on "Spybot Search and Destroy" in the list of available programs and then click "Remove" to disable the program from startup.
System Configuration Utility
-
5
Go to the "Start" menu and click on "Run" (type "Run" without quotes and hit "Enter" after clicking on "Start" in Windows 7 and Vista).
-
6
Type "msconfig" in the search line (without quotes) and click on "OK" to start the System Configuration utility.
-
7
Click on the "Startup" tab and uncheck the box next to "Spybot Search and Destroy."
-
8
Click on "OK" and follow the prompts to restart your PC in order for the new settings to take effect.
-
1
Tips & Warnings
You can also delete the Spybot shortcut from the "Startup" folder. To open the folder, click on the "Start" menu, then on "All Programs" and on "Startup."
