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If for some reasons, you need to only temporarily disable your start-up applications from starting up during Windows 7 or Vista boot time, you can do so easily.
Simply hold down the Shift key during the logon process.
This will prevent Windows from starting up the programs/shortcuts located in the following folders:
C\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
C\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
This is especially useful if you need to troubleshoot Windows start-up issues or logon delays.