Reviews of Autoruns

Reviewer

Version

Review

dhry	Dec 3, 2009	9.57	4 out of 5	I have used this program religiously to show me all my auto-starting programs (the Logon tab), and frankly pretty much nothing else. It always seemed to work great. However, maybe a week or two ago I noticed that my old Windows CE ActiveSync was autostarting but AutoRuns was not showing it in the startups at all - either disabled OR enabled. I was quite taken aback because it isn't actually a service - it SHOULD have been shown in the Logon tab! I finally ran MSCONFIG and went to the Startup tab in there. Sure as shinola, there was wcescomm.exe. AutoRuns apparently doesn't scan EVERYWHERE that could contribute an autostarting application - like it looks in HKLM but not HKCU or something? I cycled through all the users in the User menu option and I still didn't see it light up wcescomm.exe. In the end I ran Nirsoft's WhatInStartup (http://www.nirsoft.net/u...hat_run_in_startup.html) and it showed absolutely everything, including my Envy audio control panel and ActiveSync, both programs that I now remember I actually disabled from autorunning WITH AutoRuns! The other mildly annoying thing about AutoRuns is that you cannot tell it to start up on a particular tab, so I've always had to manually click on the Logon tab at startup. With WhatInStartup I don't need to do that anymore since it doesn't actually do anything else other than precisely what I want. I noticed that WhatInStartup at time of writing is not on FileForum so I just submitted it. I've always sworn by Sysinternals stuff, but this is the first instance that I'm a bit disillusioned by shaky functionality. (shrug) Four stars for being part of my toolkit for so long, regardless. Edit: Even now with v9.57, I noticed it isn't showing me an entry in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce but I can clearly see that entry in WhatInStartup. Fugedaboudit.

Virtual_ManPL	Nov 11, 2009	9.56	5 out of 5	they are probably speeding scanning, because previous versions was very slow... ;)

CyberDoc999	Oct 15, 2009	9.56	5 out of 5	Why all the updates all of the time..... I do not see any New features .......

umi81	Oct 9, 2009	9.55	4 out of 5	Works fine and no problems to report.

Virtual_ManPL	Oct 9, 2009	9.55	5 out of 5	@ DatabaseBen - you probably disable some system dll or service ;p and this program its not recommended for novice users... ;D

hose	Oct 2, 2009	9.55	4 out of 5	it wants to "go on internet" when i start it (is that ok?)

DatabaseBen	Oct 2, 2009	9.55	1 out of 5	i ran autoruns and simply disabled a few nuiscance startups, like googletoolbar updater. however after reboot, vista failed to start. something about autochk was a problem and in safemode the system would halt after crcdisk.sys repair install and restore proved unuseful. but i learned that my system was not making system restore points, though the system protection feature was enabled. conclusion, don't recommend this dl for vista users.

Brian49	Oct 2, 2009	9.55	3 out of 5	Same nasty glitch as in 9.54 (but not in 9.53 or any previous version).

emanresU deriseD	Oct 2, 2009	9.55	4 out of 5	Very handy of course, but I wish he'd change it to a tree view, rather than having 700 different tabs that jump around.

Brian49	Sep 19, 2009	9.54	3 out of 5	I usually have nothing but praise for this program, but this release has a serious glitch - it mangled a whole load of my registry entries, mainly those specifying the path to a driver (the actual entries, not just the way they appear in Autoruns). I had to restore a backup image of my system to save myself from disaster.

dhry	Sep 18, 2009	9.54	5 out of 5	Incredibly useful tool, which is usually one of the first things I install on a new PC or laptop.

DraGula	Aug 14, 2009	9.53	5 out of 5	Autoruns is magic :)

allthebestnamesgone	Jul 24, 2009	9.52	5 out of 5	Autoruns v9.52 fixes some minor bugs including one where Ctrl+C didn’t copy the entire entry to the clipboard.

Virtual_ManPL	Jun 26, 2009	9.5	5 out of 5	I can delete anything...

borisf98	May 12, 2009	9.5	1 out of 5	From this version I can not use Administrator mode. This program is worthless without ability to delete or disable entries.

[deXter]	May 12, 2009	9.5	5 out of 5	Autoruns v9.5: This update to Autoruns, a powerful autostart manager, adds display of audio and video codecs, which are gaining popularity as an extension mechanism used by malware to gain automatic execution.

tommydokc	May 12, 2009	9.5	4 out of 5	@young strider. you really think you know where everything starts from do you? check the script located here for a more enlightening view. http://www.silentrunners.org/sr_thescript.html as for autoruns. it does what it's says very well.

some guy	May 8, 2009	9.5	5 out of 5	fantastic piece of software plain and simple for windows environment . You have to be a moron to think anything else.

Young Strider	May 8, 2009	9.5	2 out of 5	Does it really take these guys old those years and hundreds of releases, and they still don't know all the startup locations in Windows ???????

allthebestnamesgone	May 8, 2009	9.5	5 out of 5	"This update to Autoruns, a powerful autostart manager, adds display of audio and video codecs, which are gaining popularity as an extension mechanism used by malware to gain automatic execution."

mjm01010101	May 8, 2009	9.5	5 out of 5	14 seconds on my system to determine what is starting up.

Virtual_ManPL	May 2, 2009	9.41	5 out of 5	Awesome program !!! But need to be faster in gathering data...

allthebestnamesgone	Feb 6, 2009	9.39	5 out of 5	Autoruns v9.39: This Autoruns update fixes a couple of minor bugs and adds a new Windows 7 location.

allthebestnamesgone	Jan 13, 2009	9.38	5 out of 5	Autoruns v9.38: This fixes a bug that prevented v9.37 from viewing the system account's profile on 32-bit Windows.

war593122	Dec 22, 2008	9.37	5 out of 5	This update adds support for viewing the Local System account’s profile and adds a new option, Hide Microsoft and Windows Entries.

cowgaR	Dec 12, 2008	9.36	5 out of 5	@bd - Autoruns is still the king here, is simpler and lighter and more usable than OSAM. OSAM 4.0 is a VERY NICE application with great potential, but ATM can't replace autoruns. It simply hasn't matured yet. In short, it BADLY lacks 2 main things: 1. Hide Trusted AND Microsoft entries (it is cumbersome to use w/o this option) 2. Description column in the entries list (not in the details pane) Other than that it is quite cool with many things that Autoruns lacks, so I would switch but can't. Here is my review of OSAM 4.0.0.7588: http://www.online-soluti...sam_autorun_manager.php I downloaded a MSI installer but soon realized it was a no-go. - much bigger file size than autoruns and it runs the webpage after install - why? - not signed msi giving all sorts of warnings - due to being .msi file format, there are quite a lot of registry entries after install is done - from setting PATH variable and putting some Restart Manager key in MS software entry to a _big_ mess put inside HKLM->SOFTWARE (like Classes->Installer and many more in Microsoft->Windows->CurrentVersion) concerning install/uninstall infos. So I uninstalled it and at least it has a nice uninstall. It is completely clearing HKLM Classes entries and the mess I was complaining about in Windows-CurrentVersion-Installer entry. But it left the mysterious Internet Explorer entry as well as its Restart Manager untouched, so I needed to delete them manualy. It also left the WHOLE app settings in Online Solution key, probably to "remember" settings if you will install a newer version next time. I downloaded Portable version and it was a much better story, I just unpack rar to a folder and I was set. Other location of your file system won't be touched and even registry key HKLM isn't touched at all. It must store its settings to HKEY_USERS->Software->Online Solutions, but that is normal even for Autoruns, as they can't be put to your USB stick to some config file(settings are computer specific). But it will again "install" mysterious (probably only Vista key) HKEY_USERS\...\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\Audio\PolicyConfig\PropertyStore\ entry, can't figure what it is. When run, OSAM gets a lot of warning about unsigned-dangerous application, Autoruns is logicaly just fine. Both scan very fast, OSAM is a bit (few seconds) slower due to rootkit locations scan. What is superb is that after scan OSAM offers Online Malware Scanner for unknown start-up files, which worked great for me! It will start every time when OSAM starts (even though it has already scanned and marked files as safe and no new has been added to the startup locations). Luckily It can be switched OFF in settings. Online Malware Scanner is extremely fast (only 40KB of data was sent on my machine) and will recognize almost all "unknown" files in your startup location! Just 2 weren't recognized for me and I was offered to archive them and send them to further checking. VERY NICEEEE Too bad I was waiting like a fool for a scan when I clearly needed to press NEXT button (analyzer was showing Action: IN PROGRESS although it was done). OSAM offers great options which AUTORUNS lacks, like grouping by Path (in addition to by Type),if you want to see all Avira's entries for example. Then it offers sorting of listed entries (which again AUTORUNS lacks), and which are presented in nice alphabetical order as the default (better than "unknown" order of Autoruns, sometimes A-Z sometimes not). OSAM has much nicer interface with the ability to hide emtpy locations (autoruns tabs) and it is coloring missing files (blue background) or malwares (red background) etc. It also offers _much_ more information about each entry item in the Details Pane. You also have to confirm made changes, which is nice. It has one nice additional tab to Autoruns - Control Panel Objects - which is nice way to discover new added modules. But it has its own CONS: - It can't change USER registry (check for another user startup files) - It lacks description column in entries list, which makes the list almost un-informative (you allways need to look in a details pane jungle and find it there) and its "name" column is not as humanly readable as the one in Autoruns. - it is missing Sheduled Tasks, SideBar Gadgets and Image Hijack TABS Biggest CON: Whatever location you are looking at, you allways get either FULL MESSY list of all started items (filter-Show Trusted items) or just a partial NOT COMPLETE list of them (hide Trusted). Hide MS (trusted) entries is BADLY missing (to hide MS entries but to show OFFICE entries for example). That way it is absolutely non-informative for you to inspect your system, like: DRIVERS tab (although sorting by Publisher and ingnoring MS entries helps a bit) to see 3rd party drivers LOGON tab - Synaptics Touchpad/SoundMAXPnP utilities in Logon aren't listed (is trusted) PRINT MONITORS tab - CANON BJ Lang Monitor is missing (again, is trusted) The most important thing for Autoruns is to see clearly 3rd party objects in the system, and OSAM isn't able to do that yet! But it can be coded easily so I hope new version will be better in that. OSAM quirks: Buttons don't reflect state (details button showing/hidding detail pane), resizing columns is acompanied with strange line effect, changing filter options will allways do default re-sorting of displayed items (with no indication HOW it is sorted) and you can't change the FONT/SIZE of a displayed items. Also it can't see already switched OFF items which you did via Autoruns (if you managed computer for months using sysinternal tool) so you either use it from the beginning or not at all. FINAL WORDS OSAM was GREAT! I am eager to kick off Autoruns as I am really liking malware/rootkit scan and better interface and features of OSAM compared to Autoruns. If the 2 main CONS will be corrected by russian KGB force :), it will be clear winner for me. For now I am 10 times quicker on systems using Autoruns than using OSAM and still waiting for any real competitor to sysinternals tools, so far they are w/o competition. sorry for my english, I am not in a mood to correct it ;p

allthebestnamesgone	Dec 11, 2008	9.36	5 out of 5	Autoruns v9.36: Autoruns changes the Hide Microsoft Entries to only hide Windows entries, fixes a bug in the Find behavior, allows enabling and disabling entries using the space bar, and fixes a number of minor bugs.

Brian49	Dec 11, 2008	9.36	4 out of 5	Usually excellent, but there seems to be a bug in this release - Microsoft entries remain visible even when `Hide Microsoft entries' is checked.

bd	Nov 8, 2008	9.35	3 out of 5	It's sad, but Autoruns can do nothing with hidden registry entries, it doesn't show a lot of viruses like DNSChanger, Zbot, it doesn't show rootkits. I suggest to use OSAM Autorun Manager instead, it's much much smarter.

seier	Oct 17, 2008	9.35	5 out of 5	This is the best tool for being OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) about what programs load automatically. In addition to controlling more startup avenues than MSCONFIG, it'll tell you whether the file exists, who made it, etc. and thank goodness it doesn't leave behind that obnoxious warning message that MSCONFIG is notorious for. You only need a customer to run into that message once before you'll avoid using it. Not that I don't know how to go into the registry and remove the msconfig entry manually.

italyx	Oct 17, 2008	9.35	5 out of 5	Heaps of info for those who can handle it.

allthebestnamesgone	Oct 17, 2008	9.35	5 out of 5	"This Autoruns update adds additional autostart locations, including lsastart, s0initialization, savedumpstart, and servicecontrollerstart, and fixes serveral bugs."

mackley	Sep 3, 2008	9.34	4 out of 5	This update fixes a bug that caused Autoruns to exit immediately after finishing a scan when passed the accepteula command line argument.

anonymous_user	Sep 2, 2008	9.34	5 out of 5	This provides a lot more info than msconfig.

bodean	Sep 2, 2008	9.34	3 out of 5	whats wrong with msconfig?

Undesired Username	Aug 23, 2008	9.33	4 out of 5	Could use a better interface, better search functionality, and a way to view only disabled items.

Brian49	Aug 22, 2008	9.33	5 out of 5	Indispensable.

oRoFLash	Aug 22, 2008	9.33	5 out of 5	Great App! Superb! 100% Freeware. Autoruns is one of the best tools to configure StartUp apps, Services, etc. Es una increible herramienta para controlar las aplicaciones y los servicios del Sistema, y sobretodo, es un software gratuito.

dhry	Aug 11, 2008	9.32	5 out of 5	Excellent program. Only problem with it is that the gui version doesn't have a command line forcing it to start on a particular tab. Which means that most people are forced to manually click on the "Logon" tab after starting the app. Annoying.

pihug12	Jul 25, 2008	9.32	5 out of 5	Changelog : http://blogs.technet.com/Sysinternals/

bufftbone	Jul 24, 2008	9.32	5 out of 5	Then she said she was like "oh my god" and I said "no way" and she was like "way". Wow she talks a lot.

The MAZZTer	Jul 24, 2008	9.32	5 out of 5	Follow the link to Sysinternals' site and click the Blog link for update information. Minor 0.01 updates are usually bug fixes.

willydv	Jul 23, 2008	9.31	3 out of 5	What's new ? Come on Microsoft, don't be so shy, TELL us what is new ? Tell us why you still don't know your own startup locations ????

oRoFLash	Jul 23, 2008	9.31	5 out of 5	A great programs, works very well. You can see the start-up process and controll them.

Undesired Username	Jul 22, 2008	9.31	4 out of 5	Yes, a tree would be preferable to all those tabs. Maybe I should write a batch file that gives Windows systems an instant BSOD. I'm sure it would get 5-star reviews; after all, it would do what it says it does. (Yes, such batch files are possible--I've made them before.)

cricri_pingouin	Jul 20, 2008	9.30	5 out of 5	Does what iknowyouknow says it does, and well, so it gets a 5 from me.

iknowyouknow	Jul 17, 2008	9.30	5 out of 5	Does what it says

netean	Jul 17, 2008	9.30	3 out of 5	runs and works well, but my god... it's tab-tastic... it's a Human Interface nightmare, so many many tabs.

Undesired Username	Jul 17, 2008	9.30	4 out of 5	Works well in most cases, still has bugs here and there though. I also wish there was some way to show ONLY disabled items (with a filter, or on a separate tab), and a way to exclude items. A filter feature and a better search function would be nice, too.

pforbes	May 14, 2008	9.21	5 out of 5	Runs perfect on XP. BTW this version doesn't work any more under 9x, even when it loads and keeps running at the background with no possibility to be unloaded (precedent versions run smoothly).

DakotaSunRunner	May 13, 2008	9.21	5 out of 5	OK this has been fixed to version 9.21...excellent software...

DakotaSunRunner	May 13, 2008	9.2	5 out of 5	This is NOT V 9.2 at all but V 9.14 however this is excellent software.

Haaglander	May 13, 2008	9.2	5 out of 5	It's really version 9.2 Look for the details of autoruns.exe

MikeDiack	May 13, 2008	9.2	5 out of 5	Great software. Just one minor gripe. Sysinternals have got the detail wrong. This is version 9.14 not 9.2 (!) But great software.

DatabaseBen	May 12, 2008	9.2	4 out of 5	This is a highly useful utility to have in your windows repair kit/desktop group. However, users should take one additional step after unpacking the zip file. Need to right click on the .chm file that is included and select properties, then enable "unblock" In doing so, the "help" via the menu bar in autoruns will display the help data/information.

why hello there	Feb 27, 2008	9.13	5 out of 5	Ummm... Not for nothing, but what is there to need "help" for with Autoruns? I wish there were Undo/Redo features, some way to check/uncheck all, and most of all, a single tab listing all disabled items. Hey I can wish right...

wydmex	Feb 27, 2008	9.13	5 out of 5	Great little program. DatabaseBen, Vista will be blocking the help file (*.chm file) for security reasons as it's been downloaded from the internet (same happens if you try and launch a chm file from a network drive) Find the chm file in explorer, right click on it and select "Unblock" from under the "General" tab. It should work now. :)

alexey.kotomin	Feb 27, 2008	9.13	4 out of 5	Hi. Excellent program. But I was unable to using this to delete blocked or hidden entries in the registry. Whether such functionality into future versions? Example functional, as I say, can be viewed in the program http://www.online-soluti...sam_autorun_manager.php (twice scan)

JustinUT79	Feb 27, 2008	9.13	5 out of 5	dhry, I find your comment ironic as the word "Rubbish!" came to my mind when I read your suggestion to remove Vista to fix his Help problem with Autoruns. Clearly, you have spent zero (0) time with Windows Vista. As I have always said, people like you made the same comments in 2001/2002 when Windows XP came out. Oh, how we never learn from the past in this world.

Banquo	Feb 27, 2008	9.13	5 out of 5	Help works perfectly fine, just tried it on Vista. There is something wrong with your system obviously. As for the file size I imagine they haven't updated that recently, but what does it matter. It's still under one megabyte, even if someone was still on 33.6 dial up they could easily download that.

dhry	Feb 12, 2008	9.12	5 out of 5	To the previous reviewer: Rubbish! The help menu absolutely brings up the help. Uninstall Vista and install a real OS - XP.

DatabaseBen	Feb 11, 2008	9.12	3 out of 5	the new release still doesn't launch the included chm files when help is clicked from the menu. also, the homesite states that it is a 490k size file. but what is downloaded is greater and what is installed is a 590k size file. there is diffently a lack of explanation, like what is the purpose of double clicking a line item that was programmed into the utility. i am sure there are others, but without "help", it is anyone's guess....

mjm01010101	Feb 11, 2008	9.12	5 out of 5	chm file works fine for me.

anomoly	Feb 6, 2008	9.10	5 out of 5	This is a list utility. Quite self-explanatory. Try chmdecoder.exe http://fileforum.betanew...HM_Decoder/1118168769/1

DatabaseBen	Feb 6, 2008	9.10	3 out of 5	The issue is that chm's are still being provided with the download, when microsoft has canned this file format. Thus helpful information on the utilites are not easily accessiable via help from his menu bar. Therefore i give it a low rating, until making his utilites user friendly becomes a high priority. But I raise my rating for this download a couple of notches because the homesite for it now provided help on its usage for it.

pforbes	Feb 5, 2008	9.10	5 out of 5	Simply the best.

Haaglander	Feb 5, 2008	9.10	5 out of 5	Best class software. By the way, Point Zero is a big joke.

allthebestnamesgone	Feb 5, 2008	9.10	5 out of 5	The best of its kind by a MILE. And Prat Zero needs to get a life.

alphatrigon	Feb 5, 2008	9.10	5 out of 5	works great and ptzero is a tard

Banquo	Jan 13, 2008	9.02	5 out of 5	Works great. Oh and Point Zero is an idiot.

anomoly	Jan 12, 2008	9.02	5 out of 5	works in vista too

pforbes	Jan 12, 2008	9.02	5 out of 5	The best in its kind. BTW this version again runs perfect on 9x (tried on W98SE).

belthurgp	Jan 12, 2008	9.02	5 out of 5	This deserves a 10. @DatabaseBen, This is a troubleshooting tool. If a person knows enough to use this tool, he will enough sense to click the help menu to bring in the chm file, which by the way is adequate. This program is so self explanatory that if a person needs a "canned" and "user friendly" help file, he probably should call "geek-squad" to repair his computer. Let the team which wrote this beautiful piece work on the code and not waste time beautifying the help file. they don't need to win a beauty contest.

DatabaseBen	Jan 5, 2008	9.01	3 out of 5	the issue with this otherwise useful program is that the chm help file needs to be canned and replaced with a user friendly help dialog.

pforbes	Jan 4, 2008	9.01	5 out of 5	Excellent. BTW this version is not valid for 9x as said (tried on Windows 98 SE).

Lawrence01	Jan 4, 2008	9.01	5 out of 5	This is truly a great program to have available at all times...

Brian49	Dec 19, 2007	9.0	5 out of 5	Indispensable.

etmare	Dec 19, 2007	9.0	5 out of 5	Great app, using it for years. And it's FREE!!!

poisonu	Dec 18, 2007	9.0	5 out of 5	Superb tool!!.... ..& it's FREE.... Whichever Startup Manager You are currently using.... ..throw it out...... ...& use AutoRuns instead.....

Blaxima	Dec 18, 2007	9.0	5 out of 5	Heres a (sort of) change log This major update to Autoruns shows an entry’s raw launch string in its image details area, lists Explorer and IE COM classes names and icons, is aware of several more autostart locations, including additional shell extensions, Windows Vista scheduled tasks and Windows Vista Sidebar gadgets, and has better support for alternate online search engines.

pforbes	Dec 18, 2007	9.0	5 out of 5	Excellent work. Thank you very much. BTW, concerning 9x I've tried it also on Windows 98 SE which I keep using as a second OS, and it doesn't work any more (the precedent version had no problems at all).

gcaleval	Aug 18, 2007	8.72	5 out of 5	Without a doubt the most comprehensive auto run revealer available. A fantastic and powerful tool.

belthurgp	Aug 17, 2007	8.72	5 out of 5	Thanks Mark and team for making our lives simpler.

Andy Dean	Aug 17, 2007	8.72	5 out of 5	Best app ever to see what runs at startup. Not for the beginner though. Sysinternals programmes really are the best, nothing else can touch them.

the artist	Jul 25, 2007	8.71	5 out of 5	well it's excellent, but i'd like to ever see a changelog even it was just about typos.

gauchedude	Jul 25, 2007	8.71	5 out of 5	Major winner for those wishing to do their own repairs. gauchedude

klavc	Jul 11, 2007	8.70	5 out of 5	autoruns + processexplorer + rku = dreamteam :)

The Seeker 11	Jul 11, 2007	8.70	5 out of 5	Autoruns owns. Case closed.

Reverb	Jul 11, 2007	8.70	5 out of 5	Simply the best system start-up enumerator. A must-have on your USB flash drive. Details all processes running on bootup and allows you to disable those you deem unnecessary.

dhry	Jul 11, 2007	8.70	5 out of 5	Fantastic utility. Usually one of the first things I install on a fresh computer, and coupled with HijackThis! it's the best way to find out the programs, LSAs, services etc that automatically run when your computer starts (so you can notice and delete worms/trojans).

c4p0ne	Jul 11, 2007	8.70	5 out of 5	This is probably one of the best f*cking products EVER created for the Windows platform. I just can't say enough good things about this. Diggs right in there and finds the stuff you want to get rid of. Simply a GEM for pinpointing and exterminating illegally (or ignorantly) installed scumware from Windows systems. Pure goodness.

Howell	Jul 11, 2007	8.70	5 out of 5	One of the top freeware !!! A definetely must-have !!! SysInternals software rocks (even now they are part of Microsoft...) ;)

rseiler	Jul 10, 2007	8.70	5 out of 5	"This Autoruns update adds a number of additional locations that can be configured to auto-start software during boot and logon and runs as standard user on Windows Vista by default, allowing administrators to elevate, if desired, by using a new menu option."

some guy	Jul 10, 2007	8.70	5 out of 5	great I have made a installer for this program using Inno it will install to c programs autoruns if your interested you can down load it here http://www.flyupload.com/get?fid=5339421

Landsnes	Jul 9, 2007	8.61	5 out of 5	Autoruns is excellent! It's the smallest and most comprehensive startup manager I've ever used. It effectively puts you back in charge of the programs launched at system startup. Full score!

rhinohide	Jan 26, 2007	8.61	5 out of 5	All of his utilities are excelent. Check out TCPView if you want to be shocked at how many outbound connections all the crap on your system is making without telling you. I also appreciate the no install format. I have them all on a separate partition from my Windows install and a menu of shortcuts for them so when I have to reinstall XP every 6 months (gasp) I don't have to reinstall his tools.

Reverb	Jan 23, 2007	8.61	5 out of 5	By far one of the best Windows startup management utilities out there! Free, small footprint and very detailed - lists all registry entries and services. I have been using another utility however that combines all the features of Autoruns and Process Explorer - Starter: http://members.lycos.co.uk/codestuff/ Of course it's free!

poisonu	Jan 23, 2007	8.61	5 out of 5	Superb! ..& it's Free...

Tarun.	Jan 23, 2007	8.61	5 out of 5	Brilliant software. I use this all the time to fix computers, even to manage and maintain my own.

therube	Jan 23, 2007	8.61	4 out of 5	8.61 fixes bug in 8.60 where Google Search did not work correctly. (Search was submitted in uppercase, needed to be in lowercase). http://www.google.com/SEARCH?Q=bwprnmon.exe vs http://www.google.com/search?q=bwprnmon.exe

[deXter]	Nov 9, 2006	8.54	5 out of 5	Looks like the new (Microsoft) Sysinternals hasn't depreciated the development of these nifty utilities!

the artist	Jul 12, 2006	8.53	5 out of 5	exxxxxcelent! i truly love it, it lets you keep an eye on the more hidden side of windows. funny that the About dialog says 8.52, while Betanews posted this as 8.53. i downloaded and the zip had no internal errors.

bugmenot	Jul 12, 2006	8.53	5 out of 5	great application, but this zip download has an internal error!!!

demetrisk	Jul 11, 2006	8.53	5 out of 5	Excellent app! However, I've been having an issue with Ctrl+Num+ (autosize columns) when I restart the program after using it.

Brian49	Apr 11, 2006	8.51	5 out of 5	Excellent piece of software. I would just observe that a Google search for any particular mysterious entry doesn't always give you a clear answer, but that isn't the fault of Autoruns.

rcutnik	Apr 10, 2006	8.51	5 out of 5	Thorough! Super handy and very effective.

pyridox	Apr 10, 2006	8.51	5 out of 5	Extremely useful. Very handy program to have around.

heybirder	Apr 10, 2006	8.51	5 out of 5	I love this tool. Very handy to track to items running in your OS. Filter out the Microsoft signed items to make it even easier to track down suspects.

wyzxwyzx	Mar 19, 2006	8.5	5 out of 5	only choice!

pdadad	Mar 9, 2006	8.5	5 out of 5	Very good program for removing the apps that just slow your computer down while giving no real benefit. If you don't know what one of them in the list does, check it out in Google.

anomoly	Dec 9, 2005	8.43	5 out of 5	Thanks Mastertech. I love software that allows the end user to take back control of MS's generally uncontrollable desktop. point taken

darthbeads	Dec 8, 2005	8.43	5 out of 5	"Pointless" is the last word I would ever use to describe this indespensible gem.

Mastertech	Dec 6, 2005	8.42	5 out of 5	The best program to disable unneeded startup applications and incredible powerful. It has a built in Google search feature so you can find out what anything does if you are unsure. New users should stick to just the Logon tab. Not sure how anomoly finds it pointless. This is much more powerful then the built-in msconfig as it lets you disable startup applications per user = simply fantastic.

anomoly	Dec 5, 2005	8.42	4 out of 5	very nice, but rather pointless unless you actually know the result/effect of disabling or removing (ie, netBIOS) said items to a pc's operation

pyridox	Dec 5, 2005	8.42	5 out of 5	This is a very nice program. Runs fine under Win2K, XP, and 98se. Can't say if it runs Windows 95, haven't used that OS in about 8 years.

hurzx	Dec 5, 2005	8.42	5 out of 5	Works fine. No problem until now

Brian49	Dec 3, 2005	8.41	5 out of 5	Best program of its kind.

baloor	Dec 3, 2005	8.41	5 out of 5	A must have app. I just tested it on a virtual install of 95 and it worked fine n dandy. Perhaps it was the user not the software.

jerry4dos	Dec 2, 2005	8.41	3 out of 5	Won't run in Win95 -- notwithstanding it's FileForum rating of "Windows All."

darthbeads	Dec 2, 2005	8.41	5 out of 5	Simply. Brilliant.

terracesider	Dec 1, 2005	8.4	5 out of 5	I've been using this since AR7 and it just gets better. If you want to know what Windows is running, this is the program to use. For once, some thought seems to have been put into the GUI. Another success foir Sysinternals.

cool_guy	Nov 30, 2005	8.4	5 out of 5	excellent, if there was a rating higher then five I would rate it.

anomoly	Nov 29, 2005	8.4	5 out of 5	Tear your heart out

Richardky	Nov 29, 2005	8.4	5 out of 5	a great piece of freeware with many useful features!

Kramy	Nov 29, 2005	8.4	5 out of 5	This thing lowered my memory usage by 30mb! Just be a little careful about disabling stuff, or you'll find things suddenly don't work. :)

Sloth999	Nov 29, 2005	8.4	4 out of 5	I wish we would have a way to block out stupid people from even making a comment. And\| you are a tool. Did you even bother to install the app and have a look? You would have noticed the significant difference between msconfig and Autoruns. Go back to popping pimples and playing video games....moron.

sirhardi	Nov 29, 2005	8.4	5 out of 5	WOW, for years i been using StartUpCPL, finally a version with far greater capabilities. KUDOS and thank you.excellent

brotherS	Nov 19, 2005	8.31	5 out of 5	> Start -> Run -> msconfig Ha! This is WAY better!

stisev	Nov 9, 2005	8.31	5 out of 5	How anyone can compare Autoruns to msconfig is beyond me. You're an idiot, And\|. One of my top 10 utilities.

And\|	Oct 31, 2005	8.31	3 out of 5	Start -> Run -> msconfig

photonboy	Oct 28, 2005	8.31	5 out of 5	Wow! I could have used this a few times in the past. Perfect for troubleshooting pesky software problems. If you've ever used "msconfig" (run) then you know how frustrating it is not being able to expand the window to see all the info in the Startup window.

Kramy	Oct 28, 2005	8.31	5 out of 5	Great stuff! I disabled even more with this newest version!

anomoly	Oct 28, 2005	8.31	5 out of 5	Powerful prog! You can safely (& only) delete netbui (disabled on my sys), but don't disable dcom (also disabled on my sys) or your network ... folder will be empty. MS(ucks) has way too many hidden settings & processes. To kramy, if you don't use classic start menu there is a button. I use classic & couldn't find the key.

Sauron1001	Oct 26, 2005	8.3	5 out of 5	I use this tool so often that I put it on my memory key. Great Program!!

some guy	Oct 10, 2005	8.22	5 out of 5	the best this really shows ya whats starting up even if its uninstalled.:) hats off

jjarmak	Oct 10, 2005	8.22	3 out of 5	Not a review, just a question...How does this compare with hijackthis?

Kramy	Oct 10, 2005	8.22	5 out of 5	Great stuff! Was able to half my boot time, and with a few registry tweaks was also able to get rid of the search in the startmenu! >> To the guy above: They serve different purposes. HijackThis is used for spyware removal and stuff. With this, you can stop whole chunks of windows from starting, aswell as having services, startups, etc. all listed in there in a convenient list. I completely disabled browseui.dll and webcheck.dll, and mydocs.dll, and it knocked about 10 seconds off my boot time.

spiked	Oct 10, 2005	8.22	5 out of 5	There are many programs which claim to do the same thing. Autoruns is not the coolest looking of the bunch, but Autoruns is hands-down the most comprehensive. For example, many of the other programs miss the obscure AppInit and Winlogon registry keys but you need to check those because plenty of spyware like CoolWebSearch will take advantage of those keys.

stisev	Oct 7, 2005	8.21	5 out of 5	One of the most indispensable apps for windows. Hands down.

zridling	Oct 5, 2005	8.2	5 out of 5	The best, period.

httpd.confused	Oct 4, 2005	8.2	4 out of 5	Autoruns is a nice, simple utility, but I won't give it a 5 until it supports things like multiple selections and so on... And I just don't get why anyone would complain about an application being enhanced frequently. You don't have to update it when new releases come out. I for one am glad that Mark keeps improving it.

englishmen	Jul 22, 2005	8.12	5 out of 5	Brilliant program and extremely helpful for speeding up your pc start up time etc. Just one thing tho there have been like 3 update for the program with in 2 or so weeks I hope this is not going to go on for much longer.

brotherS	Jul 20, 2005	8.11	5 out of 5	Very helpful!

yagood	Jun 17, 2005	8.0	5 out of 5	Another awesome utility from Sysinternals.

wat0114	May 26, 2005	7.01	5 out of 5	This and their Process Explorer is a killer combo!

stisev	Apr 12, 2005	7.01	5 out of 5	The best startup program ever. Sysinteernals RULES

zridling	Mar 4, 2005	7.00	5 out of 5	Autoruns is the most complete and flexible startup manager around today, and incredibly, it's free. SysInternals makes some great freeware. If you need a startup manager, you will want Autoruns.

PC Rat	Mar 3, 2005	7.00	5 out of 5	Convenient applet that does exactly what it says it does ! And the price is right. The Computer Rodent