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How to check Windows startup entries with Autoruns

Check di program, where e dey start from, and di publisher wey dey behind di startup entry before you disable am. Keep record so dat you fit reverse di change.

Identify wetin be di startup wahala

Decide weda di problem na slow sign-in, application window wey you no want, background work wey dey run repeatedly, or unknown executable. Dis na different-different problems. Record when e dey start and weda e dey happen for every account or na only your own. Save your work before you sign out or restart di machine to compare.

Use di normal Windows startup-app controls for application wey you know wey dey optional. Autoruns dey useful when di startup come from place wey no clear at all. E dey show pass Startup folder, including services, scheduled tasks, and oda autostart systems.

Read di entry well before you change am

Download Autoruns from Microsoft Sysinternals. Record di entry name, category, full image path, command line, and publisher. Use di tool location and image navigation take inspect where dem configure am and which file e dey launch. File wey missing fit be abandoned entry, but first check weda na so dem suppose install am.

Turn on di correct signature verification options when you dey check publisher identity. Filename alone no fit prove say di file dey safe. To hide Microsoft entries fit make troubleshooting view small, but na just convenience filter and e no mean say di remaining entries na virus or say di hidden entries no get fault.

Disable one optional entry and test am

E better make you uncheck optional entry wey you clear about pass make you delete am. Record di exact way e dey before. Restart di machine or sign in again under di same condition, den compare di problem. If di application no dey start automatically again but di system still dey slow, you don learn say di entry no be di only cause.

No disable security software, storage or network drivers, sign-in components, or services wey managed device need without guidance from di administrator wey dey in charge. Di fact say you fit disable an entry no mean say e dey safe to disable am.

Restore or comot am through di supported owner

If di change bring wahala or e no help, enable di same entry again and make sure say everything dey run normally. If you decide to comot di application, use di supported uninstall method so dat dem fit comot di services and tasks together.

For unknown entries wey dey come back, keep di configuration location, command line, signer, and file hash. Use Windows Security or contact your security team for files wey you suspect. No dey delete Registry value over and over while you dey ignore di program or policy wey dey create am back.

Sources

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Microsoft Sysinternals: Autoruns · Primary documentation. The diagnostic sequence na Feex editorial guidance; e no be measured diagnosis of your PC.
Microsoft Sysinternals: Sigcheck · Primary documentation. The diagnostic sequence na Feex editorial guidance; e no be measured diagnosis of your PC.

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