Autoruns is a part of Microsoft’s Sysinternals suite that allows users to disable and enable programs in the startup manager.
Comprehensive management
It is possible to visualize a detailed list of all programs, services, drivers and tasks automatically set to run when the system starts. Users can view how each process affects CPU and memory performance as well as check other important information. There are overviews of registry entries, schedule activities and startup folder.
What differs this program and a default one is that here you can reveal hidden and non-obvious startup locations. There are different entries from a variety of sources such as browser apps, plugins, codecs and shell extensions. In other words, you are able to analyze the importance of each process before disabling or allowing it.
Security
Additionally, Autoruns is suitable for detecting malware and potentially unwanted utilities. It is possible to enhance the system performance by removing suspicious apps based on a large database of sources.
On top of what mentioned above, there is a signature verification that helps you differentiate legitimate processes versus potentially harmful activities. You can navigate through the charts by marked colors and see which programs are suggested to be shut down.
Features
- a portable tool, just like PC Decrapifier, it requires no installation;
- supports signature verification;
- possible to access deep system Insights;
- free to download and use;
- compatible with modern Windows versions.
