moeburn Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 In Windows 8, the msconfig startup tab was replaced by the Task Manager startup tab. But there are several programs running on startup on my PC (logitech updater, adobe updater, EVERY FARKING PROGRAM NEEDS AN UPDATER TO RUN ON BOOT!) that are not listed in this startup tab. Does anyone know which registry keys were left out of the task manager startup tab? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooky560 Veteran Posted July 14, 2013 Veteran Share Posted July 14, 2013 Look in the startup folder instead of the start-up tab? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moeburn Posted July 14, 2013 Author Share Posted July 14, 2013 Look in the startup folder instead of the start-up tab? What, you mean there's another startup folder aside from the two Start Menu "Startup" folders that the task manager lists in the "startup" tab? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooky560 Veteran Posted July 14, 2013 Veteran Share Posted July 14, 2013 it does? oh ignore me then :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moeburn Posted July 14, 2013 Author Share Posted July 14, 2013 it does? oh ignore me then :rofl: Yeah, but it seems to be missing some registry Run keys. I actually went through the registry and did a search for every key titled "Run", and I found a couple that listed the aforementioned Adobe and Logitech updaters, deleted their startup entries, but they are still running on startup?! wtf? some other program must be calling them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[xan] Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Try autoruns: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx xendrome 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yowanvista Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 You should be able to disable them in services.msc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooky560 Veteran Posted July 15, 2013 Veteran Share Posted July 15, 2013 Most the services on my computer appear to be stopped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moeburn Posted July 15, 2013 Author Share Posted July 15, 2013 Try autoruns: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx thank you! hooray for autoruns! apparently they were actually listed as "services", even though they were just taskbar EXE's and nothing else. basterd programmers and their sneaky ways of trying to get me to update... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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