The Best Freeware Startup Manager – AutoRuns for Windows

I’m always surprise to see the number of programs that ask for permission, on installation, to be allowed to run on system startup. I’m more surprised however, when the installation does not ask for permission and then runs in the background on system startup regardless.

So this begs the question. Are you aware of the programs that are configured to run when your system starts up or when you logon? No doubt, you’d be surprised to learn how many executables are launched automatically.

AutoRuns shows you the programs that are launched automatically including programs in your Startup Folder, Run, RunOnce, Shell Extensions, Toolbars, Browser Helper Objects, Winlogon Notifications, Auto-Start Services, Winsock Layered Service Providers and additional Registry Keys.

In many cases these programs and Auto-Start Services are superfluous to the operating of your computer, and eat scarce memory and system resources for no purpose. AutoRuns gives you the option of deleting the entry, verifying the entry, verifying the entry’s signature, jumping to the Registry Editor, opening the items Properties, or searching on-line for more information.

You can filter out Signed Microsoft Entries so that you can focus on third-party auto-starting programs. It will display the origin of the items, the order in which they launch and which items start every time or just occasionally.

AutoRuns works on all versions of Windows including 64-bit versions.

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