Not much if you can even measure it. If you are having a slow boot, you
should be asking, "what causes a slow boot" and then go on to describe what
you believe is slow (takes X amount of time, hangs after X, etc.)

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> Hi, if i many programs on my desktop, does this slow the
> start up process?
>
> regards