A few users who have installed Snow Leopard on their systems have run into a problem where upon logging in the system claims the "Startup Items" folder is insecure and items from this folder will not ...

Confirmation: StartupItems removal fix for startup issues The biggest issue with Security Update 2006-003 continues to be a stall in startup on some Macs (primarily Intel-based systems). For most ...

Is there a way to see what order kernel extensions and startup item (not login items) are loading at startup? A colleague of mine's 15" AlPB running 10.3 is consistently KPing during booting a second ...

I have a strange problem, it seems anything I manually add to Start->Programs->Startup always starts up twice. I have CoolMon in there now, and I suppose I haven't noticed because one instance just ...

Startup programs are apps or utilities that launch automatically as soon the operating system boots up. On macOS, startup programs are called login items, and they save you the time and effort you’d ...

Apple has improved macOS’s upgrade process tremendously over the years. With recent releases, it’s rare something goes pear-shaped and prevents an upgrade from completing. However, you can sometimes ...

If you’re faced with this issue, you can try our recommended solutions below in no particular order and see if that helps to resolve the issue. Run antivirus scan Run SFC scan Disable cmd.exe from ...

Years ago I was a regular Mac user who switched to PC for a long time. When I fully re-immersed myself in the Apple ecosystem, an old annoyance came right back — all those unwanted apps launching for ...