

If you don't want that program to run at startup, simply uncheck its checkbox.Īs you can tell from the many tabs, there is a whole lot of information available through the Autoruns utility. If an entry has its checkbox checked, it will run upon startup. As you go down the screen, you see where the startup program is coming from (e.g., "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run") and under each location are the set of entries. It shows each program's name, description, publisher, and location. The Everything tab is used to list all your startup programs in a single place. Note that the Autoruns dialog box has quite a few tabs in it. You can then turn the applications on or off so you can regain control of how you system starts. When AutoRuns is launched, it immediately goes about checking all the startup locations and builds lists of what all applications exist in those locations. It knows of all the locations where startup programs can reside and presents them all to you in a comprehensive format. If you had the time, you could systematically go through the various Registry keys and the on-disk locations of your startup programs, but with AutoRuns you don't have to. These applications can live in a variety of different locations.

As you know, when your computer starts, several applications automatically start as well.
