The last thing I need when starting up my Mac is half of the applications deciding they need to open before I can do anything else. It’s not that I don’t want any application to start when my Mac does, but ...

A lot of applications start up when you boot your Windows computer—probably more than you’d like. You can turn off some of these in Windows Settings under Apps > Startup, and others in the settings for that specific application. Not always, though: ...