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Remove old Msconfig Entries

Posted by Martin in Operating Systems, Windows, software  TAGS in Operating Systems, Windows, software

28

Feb

Msconfig is a standard system tool in Windows where users can, among other things, disable startup items. It’s a great tool if you do not have any other software like Autoruns or Starter in reach that deal with startup programs more efficiently. If you use Msconfig all the time you will notice that deactivated entries will not disappear and that there is no way to delete them permanently from being displayed in the tool.


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Remove old entries from MSConfig Startup

Posted by Martin in Operating Systems, Tools, Windows  TAGS in Operating Systems, Tools, Windows

28

May

Some programs ask you if you want to start every time when Windows starts while others do not ask but still add an entry to an autostart location. This is most of the time not that useful unless you do use the software a lot. I can only think of security products that would fall into that category. Makes no sense to always start the antivirus software after Windows has loaded.

We all know that we can prevent autostarts by using the msconfig utility which ships with every Microsoft operating system. The problem that arises here is that although the programs are not autostarted anymore they still exist in the list which looks rather messy because it is growing over time. It does not make much sense to keep them in the list if you disabled them from the list.


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Do I really need to to run this program at startup ?

Posted by Martin in Operating Systems, Windows  TAGS in Operating Systems, Windows

18

May

Do I really need to to run this program at startup ? That´s a question I´am asking myself from time to time. I check on my autostart entries regulary and it happens that I find a program sitting there that I´am not sure about. I simply uncheck the item most of the time, but this is not the right way to do this. I present you a good way to check on your autostart entries, it´s fast, free and easy.


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