I’ve supported Windows since 3.1, had the Resource Kit book all tabbed, dog-eared, marked up, etc, and I still can’t name all the ways something can be auto-started, lol.
The Sysinternals Suite has Autoruns which shows most of them, though it’s very easy to break Explorer or other Windows UI elements by disabling the wrong thing in it.
Oh yea, I use that and others such as Nir Sofers tools (those are some that everyone should have).
Surprisingly msconfig does a pretty good job these days.
I also use Startup Delayer on all machines I build. It makes it easier for the average person to see most of what’s going to startup, and to disable it without deleting.
4?
Isn’t it like 34 now?
I’ve supported Windows since 3.1, had the Resource Kit book all tabbed, dog-eared, marked up, etc, and I still can’t name all the ways something can be auto-started, lol.
The Sysinternals Suite has Autoruns which shows most of them, though it’s very easy to break Explorer or other Windows UI elements by disabling the wrong thing in it.
Oh yea, I use that and others such as Nir Sofers tools (those are some that everyone should have).
Surprisingly msconfig does a pretty good job these days.
I also use Startup Delayer on all machines I build. It makes it easier for the average person to see most of what’s going to startup, and to disable it without deleting.
I am curious as to what possesses someone to “support” Windows?