Once these items are all disabled, click the ''OK'' button and you will get a prompt to restart your computer. Next go to the ''Startup'' tab and click the ''Disable All'' button.
(You MUST click ''Hide all Microsoft Services'')
Type ''MSCONFIG'' without the quotes, and click ''OK.'' This should open the System Configuration Utility.Ĭlick on the ''Services'' tab and check the ''Hide All Microsoft Services'' check box near the bottom, then click the ''Disable All'' button. Press and hold the Windows key and then hit the R key. Let's start by preventing programs from automatically starting with Windows, then repairing some Winsock entries.