whaddya mean i gotta click three times every morning to get my work programs open. I want them open for me!!

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[–] 3 points 6 months ago* (3 children)

4?

Isn't it like 34 now?

I've supported Windows since 3.1, had the Resource Kit book all tabbed, dog-eared, marked up, etc, and I still can't name all the ways something can be auto-started, lol.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago* (1 child)

    The Sysinternals Suite has Autoruns which shows most of them, though it's very easy to break Explorer or other Windows UI elements by disabling the wrong thing in it.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

    Oh yea, I use that and others such as Nir Sofers tools (those are some that everyone should have).

    Surprisingly msconfig does a pretty good job these days.

    I also use Startup Delayer on all machines I build. It makes it easier for the average person to see most of what's going to startup, and to disable it without deleting.

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