{"id":63131,"date":"2024-03-10T13:40:56","date_gmt":"2024-03-10T12:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/63131\/clean-up-autostart-with-autoruns-manage-windows-autostart\/"},"modified":"2024-03-10T13:43:24","modified_gmt":"2024-03-10T12:43:24","slug":"clean-up-autostart-with-autoruns-manage-windows-autostart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/63131\/clean-up-autostart-with-autoruns-manage-windows-autostart\/","title":{"rendered":"Clean up Autostart with Autoruns &#8211; Manage Windows Autostart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lots of programmes are started when Windows starts. Numerous programmes nest themselves in the system startup. As most computer systems today have an SSD, system startup no longer slows down as much as it used to.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, it makes sense to take a look at what is being started. Autostart in Windows is not just autostart. There is the Autostart folder, the task management and the registry offers programmes the opportunity to integrate themselves into the system startup.<\/p>\n<p>How can you optimise Windows Autostart in a meaningful way?<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of content<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/63131\/clean-up-autostart-with-autoruns-manage-windows-autostart\/#Instructions\" >Instructions<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/63131\/clean-up-autostart-with-autoruns-manage-windows-autostart\/#Remove_context_menu_entries_from_the_Explorer\" >Remove context menu entries from the Explorer<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Instructions\"><\/span>Instructions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The free tool &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sysinternals\/downloads\/autoruns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Autoruns for Windows<\/a>&#8221; is a free software tool from Microsoft.<\/p>\n<p>The software does not need to be installed. Simply download the ZIP file, unzip it and start the programme:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/autoruns_2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"471\" height=\"271\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/autoruns_2.png 471w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/autoruns_2-300x173.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>64-bit users start the &#8220;Autoruns64.exe&#8221;, 32-bit Windows users use the file &#8220;Autoruns.exe&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>At first glance, the amount of information in the software can be somewhat overwhelming:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/autoruns_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"567\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/autoruns_3.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/autoruns_3-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/autoruns_3-100x80.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The software collects the information from all Windows autostart locations and enters it. For example, we can see here which programmes are started via the registry:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/autoruns_4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"429\" height=\"158\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/autoruns_4.png 429w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/autoruns_4-300x110.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Programmes that should no longer be started automatically can be easily removed by right-clicking:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/autoruns_5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"365\" height=\"182\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/autoruns_5.png 365w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/autoruns_5-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Admin rights are required for some entries.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Remove_context_menu_entries_from_the_Explorer\"><\/span>Remove context menu entries from the Explorer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Another nice option is to remove entries from the Windows Explorer context menu. Some programmes enter themselves there and if you are unlucky, the entry remains even after the software has been uninstalled.<\/p>\n<p>To do this, simply go to the &#8220;Explorer&#8221; tab:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/autoruns_7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"406\" height=\"323\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/autoruns_7.png 406w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/autoruns_7-300x239.png 300w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/autoruns_7-100x80.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The entries can then also be removed here by right-clicking.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lots of programmes are started when Windows starts. Numerous programmes nest themselves in the system startup. 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