Lose the Blocked Startup Programs Dialog

If you’ve taken control of your startup applications with the Windows stalwart, msconfig, you may have stumbled onto a new annoyance in Vista. When you block a program’s startup with msconfig, Vista displays a “Windows has blocked some startup programs” message whenever you restart the computer. The How-To Geek weblog details how to disable the annoying pop-up with a simple tweaking of the System Configuration Utility. Just right-click the blocked programs system tray icon, choose Run blocked program -> System Configuration Utility, and then tick the “Don’t show this message…” checkbox. Annoyance solved.