Templates, expand System, and then click Logon. To disable startup applications by using the Group Policy Management Editor snap-in,

The network to determine whether the problem is related to domain Group Policy settings. Steps described later in this section to disconnect the computer you are troubleshooting from Before modifying domain Group Policy settings, you should follow the Group Policy objects (GPOs) are frequentlyĪpplied within AD DS domains, in which case you need to connect to the domain to edit theĪppropriate policy. On the computer that you are troubleshooting. Policy can be applied to computers, in which case you need to edit the Group Policy settings You can use the Group Policy snap-in to disable applications that run at startup.

How to Disable Startup Applications Configured Using Group Policy or Logon Scripts