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I ran a careful, full security audit of a Windows PC and found that the machine remembered — and trusted — far more than I expected, leaving behind autostarts, services, scheduled tasks, and privileged listeners that quietly persisted long after the associated apps were gone. What looked like a...

When Windows takes forever to boot, the visible culprits in Task Manager are only the beginning — Autoruns from Microsoft’s Sysinternals suite exposes every autostart location Windows checks and gives you the control to disable, audit, and triage the exact items that are adding seconds (or...

Hidden startup apps are one of the easiest causes of sluggish boots — and also one of the easiest to fix if you know where Windows hides them and what tools to use. In this practical, step‑by‑step feature we walk through four reliable ways to detect and stop hidden apps that slow Windows...

Autoruns from Sysinternals gives you the most complete view of everything Windows starts automatically, and when used carefully it’s the single best free tool to diagnose and shrink the work Windows does during boot and sign‑in. Background / Overview Boot time is a chain of stages: firmware...

Waiting for a Windows PC to crawl through POST, driver initialization, and a crowded startup queue is one of the small but repeated frustrations of daily computing — and it turns out the biggest wins rarely come from uninstalling apps or buying new hardware. Enabling a few built‑in features...

Speed Up Windows 10/11 by Managing Startup Apps Difficulty: Beginner | Time Required: 15 minutes Are you tired of staring at a blank desktop while Windows drags itself into readiness? Many Windows 10/11 machines feel slower to boot because startup programs wake up and grab memory right away. The...

Windows already does most of what “optimizer” and “cleaner” apps promise — and in many cases it does it more safely. Background / Overview For decades a cottage industry of “PC optimizers,” “tune‑up suites,” and “registry cleaners” has promised faster boot times, reduced RAM usage, and a...

The “EA AntiCheat has detected an incompatible driver” block is one of the most common hard-stops gamers see on Windows 11: the game launcher refuses to start, the anti-cheat refuses to load, and the only diagnosis shown is a driver filename or a terse popup. This is usually fixable without...

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I am trying to clear off my Logon tab under Autoruns.exe. I clicked Run as Administrator, and every time I try to de-select anything, this message pops up: "Error changing item state: Access is denied" What do I do?

Hi I have a batch file command set up in a folder on my PC of which creates a new subfolder fine but what im trying to do is to be able to auto run that batch file when I click on the folder icon on the desktop. What I need to do then if poss for a message box or something come up to tell me...

Afternoon all , Happy new year one and all , I bought a version of Nero Platinum 2018 . I tried to copy the installation disk for a spare . I used Nero 2018 I had on here but when I put the dvd in the player instead of the open exe to run the software I got , files on this disk 8 with auto-run...

I've been trying to make a batch or shortcut to autorun with system to open the Task Manager in the Performance Tab with no luck. Is there a way we can do this that I'm missing?

I can no longer boot 64-bit Win 7 Pro in normal or Safe Mode on ANY disk due to BSOD: STOP 0x0000007B (0XFFFF880009A97E8, 0XFFFFFFFFC0000034, 0, 0). The motherboard is an Asus Z-87A. NOTE: I profusely apologize, but since I can't even boot in Safe Mode, I cannot run the "W7F Diagnostic Tool"...

I'm trying to add an entry to the AutoPlay dialog that shows up when a USB device is connected to the computer. The problem is that this entry is not displayed in the AutoPlay dialog. Autorun.inf [autorun] action=Backup now icon=backupicon.ico label=Drive for backup open=backupnow.bat...

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Hello, on my Dell Vostro 3700 with W7 64 I ran the MS autoruns tool to get rid of some autostart programs. I must also have unchecked the box for the service which launches the login box (yes, lesson learned...) Upon booting I now see the Windows screen, but can't login anymore - the login box...