# About Speed Launcher (Windows)

When you install Reader, the Speed Launcher program is installed into your computer’s Common Startup group. The Speed Launcher shortens the time needed to start Reader.

Although this is not recommended, you can disable Speed Launcher by dragging its icon out of the Startup folder.
Note: If you have both Acrobat and Reader installed on the same system, two Speed Launcher icons appear in the Startup folder. If you want to disable Speed Launcher, remove both Speed Launcher icons from the Startup folder.

For more information about this topic, see the Adobe support website.