You can easily stop programs from running at startup on your Mac computer using your System Preferences.

If a program is running in the background on your Windows 11/10 PC & you can see it on Taskbar or Task Manager but is not visible on your desktop screen, see this post.

Learn how to configure Windows 11/10 to run selected Programs, using Group Policy Editor. This way, you can Configure and allow Windows to run Specified Programs.

Adjust your computer’s startup settings Programs that run in the background will take up valuable processing power and slow your computer down.

RAM, or Random Access Memory, is the part of your computer that keeps programs running in the background, so you can switch between them freely.