User's Manual

Adding a startup program
To have the system automatically run additional programs on system startup, simply add them to the list.
1. On the toolbar select the Add button. Alternatively you can right-click to open the context menu and
select the Add program entry.
2. From the list, select the program that is to start automatically each time the system is started. If this does
not happen, click Browse and select the program you want from the list that opens.
Removing a startup program from the list
If you are sure that you do not want a program to be started automatically, you can remove it from the list.
You can add it back to the list at a later stage by clicking Add or using TuneUp Rescue Center.
1. Select a startup program from the list.
2. On the toolbar, select the Delete button. Alternatively you can right-click to open the context menu
and select Delete.
Tips for Optimizing System Startup
As the name suggests, a startup program is one that automatically starts up every time you start up your
computer. For this reason, it is always active in the background and occupies your system's resources, even
if you never use the program. This makes perfect sense with a virus scanner, for example. On the other hand,
some other startup programs could place an unnecessary load on your system.
The fewer the programs that start up automatically in the background, the faster your system will start up. In
addition, your computer will run faster if there are no unnecessary programs active in the background.
What Guidance Does TuneUp StartUp Manager Offer?
For each program, decide based on the following information whether it should start automatically in the
background on startup.
Evaluation
For most startup programs, TuneUp StartUp Manager provides an evaluation showing you whether an
automatic startup of the program is necessary, unnecessary or optional. Thanks to a database maintained
by the TuneUp team, all security-related programs, for example, will be classified as necessary. Well-known
unnecessary startup programs will be classified as unnecessary. Other programs that appear incorrectly in
the list will also be considered as unnecessary. This is the case, for example, if an entry in the list refers to a
program that has already been uninstalled.
This classification can result in many programs being classified as optional. In this case, the decision is
based on your usage behavior. The description, online search or the Rating function for programs will
help you further with this.
Read more here about how the Rating function for programs can help you make the decision:
l Rating Function for Programs, p. 144
Description
If you select a startup program in the list, the database will supply a description of the program to make the
decision easier for you.
In the case of very unusual programs, TuneUp StartUp Manager might not recognize a program. If so, you
can obtain information on this program by searching online via a link.
In addition, you can also help ensure that a description of this program appears here in future, by providing
TuneUp with information on this program via the Report program link.
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