Suppose you want to “super” quickly login to Windows 7 and don’t want to wait for the startup applications to load first. Well, there is a simple way built-in Windows 7 to help you out. This will only temporarily disable your start-up applications from starting up during boot time. The simple and quick tip is as follows:
Just hold down the [Â Shift ] key during the logon process and Windows will prevent any programs in the following folders from starting up:
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
This trick will also come handy if you want to troubleshoot Windows start-up issues.
[via The Windows Club]
nice tips !