Real talkThis helps if your laptop bogs down right after booting, but won’t fix deep hardware issues.

Bill of materials

• Your laptop

Assembly

1. 1Open Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc).
2. 2Go to the Startup tab.
3. 3Look for programs with high startup impact.
4. 4Right-click and disable ones you don’t need immediately after boot.
5. 5Restart your laptop to feel the difference.