Why does logon take so long time than before? What are all those icons in the system tray? How do I stop programs from starting automatically? How do I get rid of that strange error that keeps cropping up during logon? We ave probably heard these questions plenty of times, especially from Windows users who are working on new systems that came preloaded with applications or on older systems on which they ave installed numerous programs over time. Seasoned users know that all above problem are almost raised by the startup programs.

Upon installation, many applications configure themselves to start automatically when you log on. Applications do this so that they can automatically check for updates, because they use system tray icons to interact with users, or because they add functionality to Windows components such as Windows Explorer. However, most such applications do not ask permission before inserting themselves in our logon process and almost never provide an interface to let us disable their autostart functionality. If there is a powerful and easy to use utility that allows us to manage the startup programs in our operating system. Need not to look for here and there. Thank for Sysinternals, the publisher of AutoRuns, the powerful and full-functions startup manager. With AutoRuns we can manage these startup programs according to our will.

This utility, which has the most comprehensive knowledge of auto-starting locations of any startup monitor, shows us what programs are configured to run during system bootup or login, and shows us the entries in the order Windows processes them. These programs include ones in our startup folder, Services, Run, RunOnce, and other Registry keys. We can highlight an entry and click the "jump to" button to launch Regedit with the selected entry. In addition to startup programs, AutoRuns also displays a list of Services, Scheduled Tasks, Winsock Providers, and Internet Explorer BHOs and more - each of them can also be enabled/disabled.

We can configure AutoRuns to show other locations, including Explorer shell extensions, toolbars, browser helper objects, Winlogon notifications, auto-start services, and much more. AutoRuns goes way beyond the MSConfig utility bundled with Windows Me and XP. AutoRuns Hide Signed Microsoft Entries option helps us to zoom in on third-party auto-starting images that have been added to our system and it has support for looking at the auto-starting images configured for other accounts configured on a system. Also included in the download package is a command-line equivalent that can output in CSV format, Autorunsc. Autorunsc is the command-line version of AutoRuns. Its usage syntax is: autorunsc [-a] | [-c] [-b] [-d] [-e] [-g] [-h] [-i] [-l] [-m] [-p] [-r] [-s] [-v] [-w] [user]. We will probably be surprised at how many executables are launched automatically! AutoRuns works on all versions of Windows including 64-bit versions.

Overall, AutoRuns is a very nice, easy to use and full-functions startup manager. The developer of this software wanted to ensure ease of use for the average home user with its simple, clean, great looking interface, but included features for even the most demanding, experienced users. It is an ideal solution for us who need to manage the startup programs in our operating system.

AutoRuns 9.56 is a Startup Manager product from sysinternals.com, get 5 Stars SoftSea Rating, AutoRuns shows you what programs are configured to run during system bootup or login. These programs include ones in your startup folder, Services, Run, RunOnce, and other Registry keys.
This utility, which has the most comprehensive knowledge of auto-starting locations of any startup monitor, shows you what programs are configured to run during system bootup or login, and shows you the entries in the order Windows processes them. These programs include ones in your startup folder, Run, RunOnce, and other Registry keys. You can configure Autoruns to show other locations, including Explorer shell extensions, toolbars, browser helper objects, Winlogon notifications, auto-start services, and much more. Autoruns goes way beyond the MSConfig utility bundled with Windows Me and XP.
Autoruns' Hide Signed Microsoft Entries option helps you to zoom in on third-party auto-starting images that have been added to your system and it has support for looking at the auto-starting images configured for other accounts configured on a system. Also included in the download package is a command-line equivalent that can output in CSV format, Autorunsc.
Autorunsc Usage
Autorunsc is the command-line version of Autoruns. Its usage syntax is:
Usage: autorunsc [-a] | [-c] [-b] [-d] [-e] [-g] [-h] [-i] [-l] [-m] [-n] [-p] [-r] [-s] [-v] [-w] [-x] [user]
-a Show all entries.
-b Boot execute.
-c Print output as CSV.
-d Appinit DLLs.
-e Explorer addons.
-g Sidebar gadgets (Vista and higher).
-h Image hijacks.
-i Internet Explorer addons.
-l Logon startups (this is the default).
-m Hide signed Microsoft entries.
-n Winsock protocol and network providers.
-p Printer monitor drivers.
-r LSA providers.
-s Autostart services and non-disabled drivers.
-t Scheduled tasks.
-v Verify digital signatures.
-w Winlogon entries.
-x Print output as XML.
user Specifies the name of the user account for which autorun items will be shown. The license of this windows utility software is Freeware, you can free download and free use this Windows Utility software.