Which utility allows you to change a service's startup type to Automatic (Delayed)?

The utility that allows you to change a service's startup type to Automatic (Delayed) is services.msc. This is the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) application dedicated to managing Windows services. Within this interface, you can easily view a list of all services installed on the system, access their properties, and change settings such as their startup type.

When you right-click on a specific service in services.msc, you can select 'Properties', where you can find the 'Startup type' dropdown menu. From this menu, you can choose options including 'Automatic,' 'Automatic (Delayed),' 'Manual,' or 'Disabled.' Selecting 'Automatic (Delayed)' ensures that the service starts automatically but with a delay after the system boots, improving overall performance by allowing essential services to initialize first.

Other options, while useful for different system configurations and management tasks, do not provide the direct capability to change service startup types in the same way. For instance, msconfig is primarily used for managing startup applications and boot options, while cmd is a command-line interface that can execute commands but does not offer a graphical representation of services. Task Scheduler is designed for scheduling tasks to run at specific times but does not handle service startup types.