Sunday, December 21, 2008

View or Disable Programs Running at Startup

"Windows Defender lets you view the list of programs running at Windows startup. You can also disable or permanently remove unneeded entries.
1. From Windows Defender, click the "Tools" button.
2. Select "Software Explorer".
3. Next to "Category" make sure "Startup Programs" is selected.
4. Windows Defender will now go through each startup program and try to verify that it is legitimate against a database of known programs.
5. To view details on a particular startup entry just click the entry. Information you may see will include:
* File Name* Display Name* Description* Publisher* Digitally Signed By* File Type* Startup Value* File Path* File Size* File Version* Date Installed* Startup Type* Location* Classification* Ships with Operating System
6. If you want to remove an entry from your startup list, consider disabling it first. This way you can easily re-enable it later if you find out the startup entry was useful.
To temporarily disable an entry, click the entry and then click the "Disable" button.
7. To remove an entry from the startup list, click the entry and then the "Remove" button."

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