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What are you really looking for. There are no 10.000 ways to deal with the startups.
Unknown programs running at startup
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New #13
I don't think that this is a popularity contest. You can turn on and off what you like. If you want more specifics, post all your startups first.
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New #16
Thanks Golden. I am not sure what the OP was looking for. Startups are no rocket science. None (except the AV program and those that you started yourself - e.g. a dock or the gadgets) actually need to be started. They will start when needed. In the meantime they would just be buggers eating RAM.
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New #17
Perhaps I'm just not understanding you. Could you please elaborate on your statement that I highlighted above? Or maybe it is this part that I'm not clear on:
... and those that you started yourself
There are several things that I have disabled from starting. Are you saying that these disabled things will start if/when I manually start them? Is that what "They will start when needed" means? (I might need to replicate the command line switches to get the same functionality.)
There are things that I cannot disable or things will not happen automatically:Code:C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology\IAStorIconLaunch.exe "C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology\IAStorIcon.exe" 60
my files won't get backed up
my touchpad won't function
my VPN won't always connect
While not rocket science, I find "start ups" to be time consuming to research all that they do. If I disable them all (except for AV) then I'll need to know what to look for in order to know if there are any anomalies. For instance, the backup tool that I use has both a service and a tray app. I could assume that the tray app is just taking up RAM and disable it --- I wonder how long it would be before I discovered that my backups were not happening?
I'm not trying to start anything - I'm just looking for clarification of your position.
BTW, do you think that I can safely disable IAStorIcon.exe? It claims it will notify me of errors on my SSD.
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New #18
They will start when needed
It simply means that no services will be left out in the cold when they are needed - regardless whether they were started at boot or not. Services that were started at boot may react a bit faster (and we are talking milliseconds) because they are already in RAM and need not be fetched from the disk, but they will be started, regardless.
That refers to such services like sidebar (gadgets), docks, snipping tools, etc. Those you have directly or indirectly started yourself. Either by checking a little box at installation time that said "Start at boot" (or something similar), or by moving them into the startup folder. If you disable those, your gadgets will not show up, your dock will not be there, etc. Those services do not get triggered by any program and would need to be started individually by yourself.and those that you started yourself
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New #19
I use Winpatrol also, have been for many years. Came out long before other programs out there that stop unwanted startups. Works ok for me and has other features also. Free version available.
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New #20
Thx for the explanation whs. Apps that come pre-installed would still require research to know what they do. I would caution those finding this thread not to disable anything related to a touch pad on a laptop
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