Some autoruns are really stubborn.
applications start up when you boot your Windows computer—probably more than you'd like. You can turn off some of these in Windows Settings under, and others in the settings for that specific application. Not always, though: Some applications are stubborn.comes in. This free application is offered by Sysinternals, a subsidiary of Microsoft. It gives you a complete—and I do mean complete—list of everything that starts up when Windows boots.
For example, I don't use OneDrive, but Windows insists on starting it every time my computer boots. I unchecked OneDrive, closed Autoruns, and rebooted my computer. The icon never showed up. I did the same thing for Steam and the Epic game launcher. For most people, this is all you need to know—uncheck anything you don't want to start at boot and it won't. But let's dig a little deeper.
You might notice the color-coding while you're browsing things. Anything highlighted in yellow can't be found on your computer—normally this means you uninstalled the application at some point. Anything in red is not verified by Microsoft. This may be an issue if you don't recognize the application, but something highlighted in red isn't necessarily bad if you recognize it—
, for example, was highlighted for me, and that's an application I've used for ages without any problems. If you trust an application that's red, you probably don't have anything to worry about.tab, which I told you to use above, is pretty straightforward—it shows you everything that opens when you log in to your user account—and the
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