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When you boot Windows 10 it delays the launch of startup programs for ten seconds so your desktop and Windows services will have finished loading. This gives Windows 10 enough time to load all core features into memory and also to finishe certain system tasks before those autostart programs begin draining system resources.

“Startupdelayinmsec” in the Windows 10 Registry

If needed, you can reduce or disable the delay of of startup programs via “Regedit” in the Windows 10 registry by editing the DWORD “Startupdelayinmsec”.

We show you where you can find Startupdelayinmsec to reduce or turn off the autostart programs delay comletely. It you just want to quickly disable startup delay or re-enabling it without regedit, you can use the download based method at the end.

How to Change or Disable Startup Programs Delay

This way of editing the DWORD “Startupdelayinmsec” allows for reducing the standard delay for startup programs in Windows 10 to fewer seconds or turning it off manually.

Run “regedit” via Windows search or after hitting “Windows + R”
Create DWORD “Startupdelayinmsec” if missing

Navigate to the following location, right-click and select “New – DWORD (32-bit) Value”:
```
Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Serialize
```
$Windows 10 - Registry Editor - Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Serialize - New DWORD$
Edit “Startupdelayinmsec” to reduce or disable startup delay

Double-click “Startupdelayinmsec” and enter in “Value data” the number of seconds you want to change the startup delay for autostart programs. If you choose “0” startup delay will be completely turned off.

$Windows 10 - Registry Editor - Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Serialize - Startupdelayinmsec - Disable$

How to Enable or Disable Startup Delay via Double-Click using a .REG-file

We have prepared you two zipped .REG-files which you can use to add or remove the DWORD “Startupdelayinmsec” in the Windows 10 registry via double-click.

Download and extract Enable_Disable-Startup-Delay-Registry-Hack.zip
Double click the corresponding .reg-file to enable or disable startup programs delay
Confirm the regedit warning
Close the confirmation message