MSConfig
| A component of Microsoft Windows | |
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Screenshot of MSConfig in Windows 10
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| Other names | System Configuration Microsoft System Configuration Utility |
| Type | System utility |
| Included with |
Windows 98 Windows ME Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows 10 All versions of Windows Server |
| Also available for |
Windows 95 Windows 2000 |
MSConfig (officially called System Configuration in Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10 Microsoft System Configuration Utility in previous operating systems) is a system utility to the Microsoft Windows startup process. It can disable or re-enable software, device drivers and Windows services that run at startup, or change boot parameters.
It is bundled with all versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems since Windows 98 except Windows 2000. Windows 95 and Windows 2000 users can download the utility as well, although it was not designed for them.
MSConfig is often used for speeding up the Microsoft Windows startup process of the machine. According to Microsoft, MSConfig was not meant to be used as a startup management program.
MSConfig is a troubleshooting tool which is used to temporarily disable or re-enable software, device drivers or Windows services that run during startup process to help the user determine the cause of a problem with Windows.
Some of its functionality varies by Windows versions:
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