This utility (AutoRuns), which has the most comprehensive knowledge of auto-starting locations of any startup monitor (A starting list of auto-run locations was obtained from David Solomon's "Windows Internals" seminar), shows you what programs are configured to run during system bootup or login, and shows you the entries in the order Windows processes them.

These programs include ones in your startup folder, Run, RunOnce, and other Registry keys. Autoruns can be configured to show other locations, including Explorer shell extensions, browser helper objects, toolbars, Winlogon notifications, auto-start services and more.

Autoruns' "Hide Signed Microsoft Entries " option helps you to zoom in on third-party auto-starting images that have been added to your system and it has support for looking at the auto-starting images configured for other accounts configured on a system. Also included in the download package is a command-line equivalent that can output in CSV format, Autorunsc.


You can compare the current Autoruns display with previous results that you've saved. Select File|Compare and browse to the saved file. Autoruns will display in green any new items, which correspond to entries that are not present in the saved file. Note that it does not show deleted items.

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· A bug that prevented some 64-bit entries from being disabled is addressed in this update.