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Autoruns

ApplicationMicrosoft Corporation

Dem still dey call am autoruns64, sysinternals autoruns

Microsoft CorporationSystem

E dey show every logon hook. E complete pass Settings > Startup. Di 64-bit process na Autoruns64.exe. No be Task Manager Startup.

Wetin you need know

Autoruns dey list every logon hook. Task Manager Startup na small subset.

Sysinternals Autoruns dey show Run keys, tasks, services, and more. Get am from Microsoft Learn. E complete pass Settings > Startup or Task Manager > Startup. No be Process Explorer.

Wetin e be?
Complete autostart list
Di same as Task Manager Startup?
No. Autoruns dey show far more hooks
Uncheck dey uninstall?
No. E only dey disable di hook
Feex tok say
If Startup Settings look clean and something still dey launch, I go open Autoruns make I hide Microsoft entries. I go uncheck one row at a time. I no go treat dis one as Task Manager.

Wetin be Autoruns?

Autoruns dey enumerate Run keys, scheduled tasks, services, Explorer extensions, and more. Autoruns64.exe na di GUI. Settings > Apps > Startup and Task Manager > Startup dey show subset.

If you never use am before

If Settings > Startup look empty but something still dey run at logon, Autoruns na di Sysinternals list of almost every autostart location. Download am from Microsoft Learn. Hide Microsoft entries if you only want third-party rows. No be Task Manager Startup tab, no be Process Explorer, and no be cleaner wey dey delete files for you.

Wetin dem dey use am for?

See every logon hook

Services, tasks, and Run keys dey appear here. Task Manager Startup dey hide most of dem.

Uncheck third-party row as test

To uncheck dey disable di hook. E no dey uninstall di app. Process Explorer no go keep dat disable.

Compare against known-good save

File > Save comparison baseline. Dat na Autoruns, no be CCleaner startup list.

Na who e dey for?

  • People wey get mystery program at logon
  • Admins wey dey clean PC after plenty installs
  • Anybody wey find say Task Manager Startup dey too short

Current status

Autoruns (2004) na current autostart inspector from Microsoft Corporation. Di vendor still dey point Windows users to https://learn.microsoft.com/sysinternals/downloads/autoruns.

How old e be?

Autoruns launch for 2004. Task Manager Startup na shorter in-box list wey come later. Microsoft still dey publish Autoruns with di rest of Sysinternals.

Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

Autoruns64.exe
autorunsc.exe
Sysinternals Suite zip

System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
Operating system Current supported Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, according to Microsoft Sysinternals
RAM E reach for Windows plus dis app. Heavy projects go want more.

Resource profile

CPU demand
Short scan when you refresh
RAM demand
Low for list window

Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

Installed processes
Autoruns64.exe Autostart list window
autorunsc.exe Command-line Autoruns

Startup components

Autoruns itself suppose not start with Windows. Na di tool wey dey list wetin dey start.

File locations

Common Autoruns locations
Typical install Anywhere wey you unpack Sysinternals

File formats

ARN saved comparisons

Common wahala dem

To uncheck Microsoft row by mistake

Use Hide Microsoft Entries first. To disable shell extension fit scatter Explorer. Task Manager Startup never show dat row before.

People dey delete files from Autoruns

Di tool dey disable registration. Uninstall di app from Settings if you want make di files disappear.

How to get unstuck

Download Autoruns from Microsoft Learn

Random Autoruns.exe inside Downloads from forum na di wrong file. Task Manager > Startup na di in-box subset.

Options > Hide Microsoft Entries, then look di Logon tab

Dat na di normal way to find third-party. Process Monitor na di wrong first tool for "wetin dey start at logon".

Uncheck one row, reboot, and test

No disable whole page of services at once. Autoruns fit put dem back if you check di box again.

Alternatives

Task Manager > Startup for short list. Open-Shell and StartAllBack dey change di Start menu, no be dis inventory.

Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

Official contacts
Download learn.microsoft.com/sysinternals/downloads/autoruns Official installer or vendor page
Help learn.microsoft.com/sysinternals/ Vendor support
Official site learn.microsoft.com/sysinternals/downloads/autoruns Start here, no be random exe host

Related hardware

Autoruns dey read registration locations. E no dey benchmark hardware.

Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

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