How to Use the Registry to Halt Programs Running on Startup
The System Configuration Utility won’t necessarily let you identify and disable all programs that run on startup. You might also need to work with the Registry to disable startup programs.
To do so, Launch the Registry Editor by typing regedit at the Start Menu search box or at Run dialog box.
Navigate to following registry key:
The right pane will contain a list of some of the programs that run automatically at startup.
The Data field tells you the path and name of the executable so that you can determine what each program is. Right-click any program you don’t want to run at startup, and choose Delete.
That will kill any programs that run and are specific to your account. To kill programs that run for every user of the system, go to:
Follow the same above instructions for deleting other programs that you don’t want to run at startup for all users of the Windows OS.
To do so, Launch the Registry Editor by typing regedit at the Start Menu search box or at Run dialog box.
Navigate to following registry key:
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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunThe right pane will contain a list of some of the programs that run automatically at startup.
The Data field tells you the path and name of the executable so that you can determine what each program is. Right-click any program you don’t want to run at startup, and choose Delete.
That will kill any programs that run and are specific to your account. To kill programs that run for every user of the system, go to:
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunFollow the same above instructions for deleting other programs that you don’t want to run at startup for all users of the Windows OS.