# Disable Startup Program

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disable-startup-program/247597>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [December 27, 2007, 12:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disable-startup-program/247597 "2007-12-27T00:26:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![NeoDreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ccd318/32.png) [@NeoDreamer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NeoDreamer)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 12:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disable-startup-program/247597/1 "2007-12-27T00:26:06Z")

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I’m using Vista and would like to disable some startup programs, but the disable button is grayed out. Why?

![](http://forum.kirupa.com/uploads/kirupa/4194/5a24184ec913c44b.jpg)