Startup Organizer Startup OrganizerIntroduction
When you turn on your computer certain applications, drivers, and services are automatically started at the beginning of each Windows session. The information that tells Windows to automatically start these items can be located in a number of places, ranging from a program group on your Start Menu, to certain initialization files that are executed when Windows starts, to one of many places in the system registry. The StartUp Organizer tool lets you centrally manage all of these items using one single interface. Using the StartUp Organizer you can easily add, remove, disable, and enable any and all of these "startup items" in order to keep your system's boot-up process as fast and efficient as possible.
One of the first things many professional computer technicians will do when diagnosing a problem is figure out what is being loaded at the beginning of each Windows session. Knowing what is automatically being loaded and what remains in memory is one of the first key pieces of information to explore whenever a computer system is having trouble. Often problems and conflicts can be resolved by simply disabling or removing certain things that are loaded at startup. You can do all of this and more using Super Utilities's StartUp Organizer.
Your list of startup applications
Right at the start, the utility lists all Autostart programs. On the left hand side of the Folder Bar the entry All is highlighted. You can reduce the list by clicking on a branch such as Stratup Menu or Registry. As a result, only the Autostart entries that are administered there are shown.
Status
The Status column tells you whether the corresponding item is actively being loaded when Windows starts. A blue checkmark represents an "on" state (the item is being loaded), and blank represents an "off" state (the item is not being loaded but is still able to be toggled back to "on" if desired).
Program Name
The Program Name column represents the name or description of the item that is being loaded. This information may not always be available to Super Utilities, may have been stored inaccurately by the original program that created the item, or may be an indecipherable "code" meant to be seen only by the program that originally created the entry. Nonetheless this information, in conjunction with the other displayed information such as command line, usually gives a savvy user a very good idea about what exactly the startup item is.
Command Line
The Command Line column represents the path and filename that corresponds to the item that is being loaded during startup. Often this information will give you a good idea as to the nature of the startup item.
Running
The Running column tells you whether the corresponding item is running now. A blue checkmark represents an "Running" state.
Changing an item's state
One of the most useful features of the StartUp Organizer tool is the ability to easily disable and then re-enable selected startup items. This method of management allows you to keep the information related to the item intact while you "test" to see how your system reacts with or without the item loaded at the beginning of each Windows session.
Disabling items
When you first use the StartUp Organizer all of the displayed items will be enabled, and marked by a blue checkmark. To temporarily disable one or more of these items
1. Select the items (multiple items can be selected by holding down the Ctrl or Shift keys while selecting).
2. Right click mouse and select the "Disable" item in context menu.
All of the selected items will now appear with the blank icon.
These disabled items will no longer be loaded on Windows startup.Re-enabling items
To re-enable one or more of the disabled items:
1. Select the items you wish to re-enable (multiple items can be selected by holding down the Ctrl or Shift keys while selecting).
2. Right click mouse and select the "Enable" item in the context menu.
All of the selected items will now appear with the enabled icon (a blue checkmark).
These enabled items will now be loaded on Windows startup.
Removing startup items
If you decide that a listed startup item (or set of items) is not worth keeping, even in a disabled state, you may remove it from your list. To do this:
1. Select the items you would like to remove.
2. Select the button labeled "Remove".
Your action will be confirmed and then the corresponding items will be moved from your list to "Recycle Bin".
Recovering startup items
If you want recover some items from "Recycle Bin":
1. Select the items you would like to recover in "Recycle Bin".
2. Right click mouse and select the "Recover" item in the context menu.
Your action will be confirmed and then the corresponding items will be recover from "Recycle Bin" to your list.
Permanently removing startup items from "Recycle Bin"
If you decide that a listed startup item (or set of items) is not worth keeping, even in "Recycle Bin", you may remove it. To do this:
1. Select the items you would like to remove in "Recycle Bin".
2. Right click mouse and select the "Remove" item in the context menu or select the button labeled "Remove".
Your action will be confirmed and then the corresponding items will be removed from "Recycle Bin".
Adding new startup items
Using this tool you can also easily add new items to be started when Windows starts. This is much more convenient than hunting through the system registry and manually entering data, or using any of the other manual methods of creating startup items.
Startup Guard
Using this tool you can monitor your system startup programs. Startup Guard will inform you when new programs are added to the startup, and you can approve/disapprove the new entry set to auto-run. Block Worms, Adware, Spyware, Trojan horses and other virus type, malicious programs that may attack your computer.
When a new program is found by Startup Guard, it will show a dialog box asking for confirmation. If you click the 'Yes' button, Startup Guard will approve that application. In this case, Startup Guard will not ask for confirmation for the particular program in the future. If you click 'No', Startup Guard will remove that application from auto-run. If you select "Add to BlackName List", Startup Guard will not ask for confirmation in the future and auto remove it.