A PC is taking a long time to boot. Which of the following operations would be best to do to resolve the issue at a minimal expense? (Choose two.)

Installing additional RAM is a hardware upgrade that incurs expense, which contradicts the "minimal expense" requirement.

Many applications are configured to launch automatically when Windows boots, consuming system resources and extending boot time. Removing unnecessary applications from startup significantly reduces the workload during the boot process, leading to faster startup times with no monetary cost.

Installing a faster SSD is a significant hardware upgrade that provides substantial boot time improvements but comes with a considerable expense, violating the "minimal expense" condition.

The Disk Cleanup utility removes temporary files, system log files, and other unneeded data from the hard drive, freeing up space and potentially improving overall system responsiveness, which can contribute to faster boot times, especially on older or nearly full drives, and costs nothing.

Defragmenting the hard drive (if it's an HDD) can improve file access times, but its impact on boot time specifically is generally less significant than managing startup programs or cleaning up junk files for minimal expense.

Ending processes in Task Manager affects the current running session and does not alter the boot process or prevent applications from launching at the next startup.