User's Manual

Customize and Analyze
36 TuneUp Utilities 2006
TuneUp StartUp Manager
Many applications start automatically together with Windows without asking for
your permission. There is often a good reason for this, for example to provide
you with important functions and services such as your virus scanner, an ISDN
call monitor or a text module administration system.
In addition to these sensible applications, there are often also useless or even
dangerous applications that also start together with your system. Newly installed
programs sometimes add themselves to the Startup folder without asking for
your permission, causing Windows to start more slowly. And what’s worse,
some of these programs even bother you with messages and dialogs.
Many users know that programs that are started automatically often simply add a
shortcut to the Startup folder in the Start menu, and that these shortcuts can be
deleted there. But that’s only half of the story. Some start commands are added
directly to the registry, and cannot be found in the Startup folder. TuneUp
StartUp Manager finds every application that launches itself automatically, no
matter where the start command is hidden.
Usage
TuneUp StartUp Manager shows a list of all found startup entries in its main
window.
The TuneUp StartUp Manager navigation bar is located on the left side of the
window. By default, it contains a list of Tasks that give you access to frequently
used functions. Important information on the currently selected startup entry is
shown beneath this list.
The limits of the
Startup folder in the
Start menu.
An overview of all
automatic start
commands.
The navigation bar
on the left side of
the window