The free Autoruns utility is a powerful tool that displays all the programs and utilities that start automatically when the operating system boots. The peculiarity of the program is the possibility to display programs in the order in which they are processed and started by the Windows system.
To start working with the program, download and unpack the archive into any of the folders. Use any free archiver for unpacking.
Advantages of Autoruns
The program Autoruns is considered one of the most convenient and informative means to trace the points of automatic start of programs in Windows. The program is able to display both normal and hidden processes. It is the unusual and hidden processes that most often contain viruses and malicious programs. With the help of Autoruns you can successfully search for and eliminate any malware, monitor the overall state of the system, and save its resources.
Once started, the program will display a complete list of automatically started programs, identify their location, find hidden program launch points, and, if necessary, block unnecessary processes from starting automatically.
The program can work in any version of Windows. To get full access to the features of the program it is better to install it under the system administrator account. The program's interface is quite simple and intuitive, and you can also use Autoruns to analyze auto-start points of another operating system.