I meant that Startups will often pose as Updaters when what almost all are doing is spying to build consumer profiles that have market value.
The exception is Flash player updater which is important since video problems can crop up with a version of flash player that's only a few months old, so it's worth it to have notification when a new version is available.
Sometimes the AV also requires starting with Windows to function correctly. Panda is very lightweight and free, but has 3 needed Startups/Services, MSE is comparable though slightly less aggressive and has 1.
I was glad to see your video because for the longest time I have been the only one I read online who advocates a completely clean boot with no startups at all except those you absolutely need at hand when you start, which can include AV, Sync, gadgets, stickies for lists you making, etc.
But since a million users have done a
Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7 each shedding a couple dozen useless bloatware startups, there are now many who enjoy running Win7 unshackled by a bunch of freeloaders.