Autoruns for Windows 10
Autoruns will not just show the startup programs which are placed in your Startup folder, the Run, RunOnce or other registry keys, but it will also show you in details the File Explorer & Internet Explorer shell extensions, toolbars, Browser Helper Objects, context menu items that start, the Drivers which start up, the Services, Winlogon items, Codecs, WinSock providers and more! It thus also works as a context menu editor and lets you manage context menu items in File Explorer and in Internet Explorer. Autoruns will display entries from the following location: Open this utility by clicking on Autoruns.exe. From Options > Filter options, you may want to first select the Verify Code Signatures and Hide Signed Microsoft Entries. Check these two and hit the Rescan button or F5 to refresh the scan. If you don’t want an entry to activate the next time you boot or log in you can either disable or delete it. To disable an entry uncheck it. To delete it, right-click on the entry and select Delete. The right-click menu also lets you directly jump to the concerned registry location in Windows Registry, or the file in File Explorer, if you select Jump to Entry or Jump to Image, respectively. The download package also includes a command-line equivalent that can output in CSV format, Autorunsc.exe. Not only will Autoruns verify the authenticity of everything being loaded into Windows through cryptographic signatures, but it also recognizes files that have been tampered with. Using the Hide all the Microsoft entries, and you can also spot potentially unwanted or dangerous entries, Crapware, and third-party auto-starting images that have been added to your system and easily disable it with this wonderful tool. We have already seen several freeware to manage start up programs. Among third-party freeware, WinPatrol would more than suffice, as it also keeps a watch on the changes made to your system, But power users who are looking for a powerful tool to understand and control all that starts up with Windows – Autoruns would be a tool to go in for. Go get it at TechNet.
