How-To

Boost Your PC’s Performance: Get Alerts for Startup App Additions in Windows 11

By Brian Burgess

Published July 11, 2024

This valuable tip will give you alerts for startup app additions when installing them on Windows 11. Here’s how to do it.

It is annoying when apps add themselves to Windows startup. While it can be helpful to have apps start when you log onto your computer, it hinders performance. Your PC’s boot time takes longer, especially for resource-heavy programs. For example, if you have Photoshop or Plex Media Server as a startup app, they can use a lot of system resources, increasing boot time.

You can always manually disable startup apps, but wouldn’t it be useful to receive a notification when you install a new startup app? In this guide, we’ll show you a helpful tip on how to make that happen.

You can start getting notifications when an app adds itself to startup so you can take care of it immediately. Here’s how to do it.

Simplify Your PC’s Startup: Enable Notifications for New Startup Apps in Windows 11

You can use this trick by enabling a switch in Settings. You just need to know which one. Use the following steps to make it happen.

1. Press the Windows key + I to open the Settings app or launch it from the Start menu.
2. Click System from the sidebar on the left.
3. Choose Notifications in the right column.
4. Scroll down the Notifications section on the right – all the way to the bottom. Toggle on the Startup App Notification switch (it’s off by default).

Get Notified for Startup App Additions

That’s all there is to it. Moving forward, you will receive a notification whenever you install new apps on your PC and the app is added to the startup process. This is an excellent way to know if you want to disable it from startup.

Of course, like managing other notifications on your system, you can configure how the notification appears (badge or banner) and change the notification sound.

Managing startup apps is easy to do from Task Manager. Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to open Task Manager and select the Startup Apps tab on the left. Once there, you can look through the installed apps on your PC and enable or disable them from the startup process.

The fewer apps you allow, the faster your boot time will be. But if you have a frequently used app, you might want to leave it enabled so you know it will be there when you’re ready to start your workflow.