Office is too slow, so Microsoft is making it load at Windows startup

Microsoft knows Office is slow to load. The solution is, apparently, to make Windows load slower.

- BY MICHAEL CRIDER

You know how every annoying Windows program wants to launch as soon as you boot up your computer? Well, now Office is going to do that, too. A new Startup Boost function will set Office to load when Windows starts up, which will make apps like Word and Excel launch faster—while making the rest of your computer slower. Whoopie.