Windows System and Applications Information Center: Startup

Windows 8 Services Tutorials
Where to find information about what services are running on Windows 8 and how to manage them? I want to know everything about Windows 8 services. Here is a collection of tutorials about Windows 8 services compiled by FYIcenter.com team. Topics include understanding services; start, stop, and disabl... 2016-12-11, 3838👍, 0💬

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"Intel Common User Interface - igfxtray.exe" Startup Program
What is the startup program "Intel Common User Interface - igfxtray.exe" on my Windows 7 computer? Can I remove it to speedup my computer and reduce security risk? "Intel Common User Interface - igfxtray.exe - igfxtray.exe" is the Intel Graphics Accelerator Helper. igfxtray.exe is a system tray bar ... 2018-01-19, 297👍, 0💬

"RapidBoot HDD Accelerator - FBConsole.exe" Startup Program
What is the startup program "RapidBoot HDD Accelerator - FBConsole.exe" on my Windows 8 computer? Can I remove it to speedup my computer and reduce security risk? "RapidBoot HDD Accelerator - FBConsole.exe" is added to your computer as part of system installation. You will see "FBConsole.exe" listed... 2018-01-19, 291👍, 0💬

"Intel Common User Interface - hkcmd.exe" Startup Program
What is the startup program "Intel Common User Interface - hkcmd.exe" on my Windows 8 computer? Can I remove it to speedup my computer and reduce security risk? "Intel Common User Interface - hkcmd.exe" is added to your computer as part of system installation. You will see "hkcmd.exe" listed on the ... 2018-01-19, 283👍, 0💬

"Intel Common User Interface - igfxpers.exe" Startup Program
What is the startup program "Intel Common User Interface - igfxpers.exe" on my Windows 8 computer? Can I remove it to speedup my computer and reduce security risk? "Intel Common User Interface - igfxpers.exe" is installed as part of the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver that provides additiona... 2018-01-19, 272👍, 0💬

"Microsoft Lync 2010 - communicator.exe" Startup Program on Windows 7
What is the startup program "Microsoft Lync 2010 - communicator.exe" on my Windows 7 computer? "Microsoft Lync 2010 - communicator.exe" is installed as part of the Microsoft Lync 2010 software You will see the "communicator.exe" listed on the Startup tab of msconfig.exe screen as: Startup item: Micr... 2018-01-19, 272👍, 0💬

"Adobe Updater Startup Utility - UpdaterStartupUtility.exe" Startup Program
What is the startup program "Adobe Updater Startup Utility - UpdaterStartupUtility.exe" on my Windows 7 computer? "Adobe Updater Startup Utility - UpdaterStartupUtility.exe" is installed as part of the Adobe FrameMaker software. You will see the "UpdaterStartupUtility.exe" listed on the Startup tab ... 2018-01-16, 314👍, 0💬

"hpwuSchd Application - HPWuSchd2.exe" Startup Program
What is the startup program "hpwuSchd Application - HPWuSchd2.exe" on my Windows 7 computer? "hpwuSchd Application - HPWuSchd2.exe" is installed as part of the HP printer driver or other HP software. You will see the "HPWuSchd2.exe" listed on the Startup tab of msconfig.exe screen as: Startup item: ... 2018-01-16, 292👍, 0💬

"Microsoft Office 2010 - BCSSync.exe" Startup Program on Windows 7
What is the startup program "Microsoft Office 2010 - BCSSync.exe" on my Windows 7 computer? "Microsoft Office 2010 - BCSSync.exe" is installed as part of the Microsoft Office 2010 software. You will see the "BCSSync.exe" listed on the Startup tab of msconfig.exe screen as: Startup item: Microsoft Of... 2018-01-16, 287👍, 0💬

"Adobe Reader and Acrobat Manager - AdobeARM.exe" Startup Program
What is the startup program "Adobe Reader and Acrobat Manager - AdobeARM.exe" on my Windows 7 computer? "Adobe Reader and Acrobat Manager - AdobeARM.exe" is installed as part of the Adobe Reader XI software for viewing PDF files. You will see the "AdobeARM.exe" listed on the Startup tab of msconfig.... 2018-01-16, 284👍, 0💬

"AcroTray - Acrotray.exe" Startup Program
What is the startup program "AcroTray - Adobe Acrobat Distiller helper application. - Acrotray.exe" on my Windows 7 computer? "AcroTray - Adobe Acrobat Distiller helper application. - Acrotray.exe" is installed as part of the Adobe Acrobat software. You will see the "Acrotray.exe" listed on the Star... 2018-01-16, 282👍, 0💬

"Desktop Client - ConfAgent.exe" Startup Program
What is the startup program "Desktop Client - ConfAgent.exe" on my Windows 7 computer? "Desktop Client - ConfAgent.exe" is installed as part of the Avaya Meeting Exchange software. You will see the "ConfAgent.exe" listed on the Startup tab of msconfig.exe screen as: Startup item: Desktop Client (or ... 2018-01-13, 269👍, 0💬

"Akamai NetSession Interface - netsession_win.exe" Startup Program
What is the startup program "Akamai NetSession Interface - netsession_win.exe" on my Windows 7 computer? "Akamai NetSession Interface - netsession_win.exe" is installed as part of the Akamai download manager. You will see the "netsession_win.exe" listed on the Startup tab of msconfig.exe screen as: ... 2018-01-13, 269👍, 0💬

"Delayed launcher - IAStorIconLaunch.exe" Startup Program
What is the startup program "Delayed launcher - IAStorIconLaunch.exe" on my Windows 8 computer? Can I remove it to speedup my computer and reduce security risk? "Delayed launcher - IAStorIconLaunch.exe" is installed as part of the Intel Rapid Recovery Technology, which is used to provide the user a ... 2017-12-31, 61946👍, 8💬

💬 2017-01-05 FYIcenter.com: Hi Luis, Links are fixed now. Thanks.

💬 2017-01-01 Luis: Links in your Other Comments are not working

💬 2016-08-26 Akheron: Arthur what they are saying is that it's an important piece in your "system recovery operation". Sure you 'can' Delete, I person...

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List of Startup Programs on Windows 8
Can I get a list of Startup programs on my Windows 8 computer? Startup programs on Windows 8 systems are programs that configured to run at the system startup time. Some startup programs are installed as part of the Microsoft Windows system, some are installed by your PC manufacture or 3rd part vend... 2017-12-30, 5354👍, 0💬

"Microsoft Windows Operating System - PowerShell.exe" Startup Program on Windows 7
What is the startup program "Microsoft Windows Operating System - PowerShell.exe" on my Windows 7 computer? "Microsoft Windows Operating System - PowerShell.exe" is installed as part of the Windows installation. You will see the "PowerShell.EXE" listed on the Startup tab of msconfig.exe screen as: S... 2017-06-15, 711👍, 0💬

"Lenovo Communications Utility - TPKNRRES.exe" Startup Program on Windows 7
What is the startup program "Lenovo Communications Utility - TPKNRRES.exe" on my Windows 7 computer? "Lenovo Communications Utility - TPKNRRES.exe" is installed as part of the computer system. You will see the "TPKNRRES.exe" listed on the Startup tab of msconfig.exe screen as: Startup item: Lenovo C... 2017-06-15, 1169👍, 2💬

💬 2017-06-15 FYIcenter.com: @PaulQ, TPKNRRES.exe is not the Bluetooth program and not related to wired headset. It is just a quick way to access settings fo...

💬 2017-06-14 PaulQ: Is this simply a Bluetooth program and not needed with a wired headset?

"fsquirt - fsquirt.exe" Startup Program
What is the startup program "fsquirt - fsquirt.exe" on my Windows 8 computer? Can I remove it to speedup my computer and reduce security risk? "fsquirt - fsquirt.exe" is installed as part of the Windows 8 system to support Bluetooth file transfer. Program file information about "fsquirt.exe": Launch... 2016-07-18, 11623👍, 1💬

💬 2016-07-18 Dhanraj: Thank you

Removing reader_sl.exe - Startup Application - Adobe Acrobat Reader Speed Launch
How to remove reader_sl.exe from the startup application list to gain performance and reduce security risk? Startup application reader_sl.exe is installed as part of Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing PDF docuements. See our reader_sl.exe - Startup Application tutorial for more details. If you want to... 2016-07-10, 42610👍, 5💬

💬 2012-08-22 Raiane: I had the same problem; Acrobat Reader would close, not allowing me to apply the fix. I had to uninstall the program, reinstall,...

💬 2009-01-07 FYIcenter.com: @anon, can you try to use the msconfig.exe tool? The "Startup" tab should show the "reader_sl.exe" entry and allow you to disabl...

💬 2009-01-06 anon: reader_sl.exe is running as a task but doesn't show up in the startup folder. So I'm still wondering how to remove it.

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Removing tfswctrl.exe - Sonic Drive Letter Access Component
How to remove tfswctrl.exe from the startup application list to gain performance and reduce security risk? Startup application tfswctrl.exe is the Drive Letter Access Component from Sonic. tfswctrl.exe process is used to allow you to write data to CD/DVD burners as though you were writing to a norma... 2016-07-02, 15733👍, 2💬

💬 2008-09-26 FYIcenter.com: @Bob, Good to know this worked for you. Thanks for sharing your comment.

💬 2008-09-23 Bob: This worked. Sonic burning software still functions after removing tfswctr.exe. For some reason OS still wants to perform DAL mo...

can i uninstall windows 10 and get windows 7 back without paying for it
i upgraded to the free windows 10 from windows 7 and i absolutely hate windows 10. nothing is compatible with it and it just really is a waste of time.... Can i uninstall windows 10 somehow and reinstall windows 7 and if so is it free??? 2016-03-21, 1264👍, 2💬

💬 2016-03-21 anonymous: See the information on the following Microsoft link, which explains all your optionsthe microsoft webpage, go to support, then u...

💬 2016-03-21 anonymous: Unfortunately, they neglect to tell you that you have 30 days to uninstall and revert to your previous OS, as all your data is s...

IAStorIcon.exe - Startup - IAStorIcon
Can I remove startup application "IAStorIcon.exe - IAStorIcon" to speedup my computer and reduce security risk? Startup application IAStorIcon.exe is installed as part of the Intel Rapid Recovery Technology, which is used to provide the user a fast and easy method in recovering data and bring back t... 2016-01-16, 6453👍, 1💬

💬 2016-01-16 Bob: Why don't people answer the question? What is bad about removing it from startup?????????????????????? Not its good.

Windows 8 Startup Programs
Where to find tutorials on managing Windows 8 startup programs? Here is a collection of tutorials on managing Windows 8 startup programs compiled by FYIcenter.com team. View Startup Programs on Windows 8 What Is Startup Program on Windows 8 View Startup Programs with Task Manager on Windows 8 List o... 2015-10-01, 1480👍, 0💬

Removing issch.exe - InstallShield Update Service Scheduler
How to remove issch.exe from the startup application list to gain performance and reduce security risk? Startup application issch.exe is the InstallShield Update Service Scheduler. issch.exe is running as a scheduler to keep InstallShield automatically updated from InstallShield online server. More ... 2015-08-24, 20434👍, 1💬

💬 2015-08-24 KAS: said it couldn't be found, as it continues to blink at me in the task bar

A program called ( default) only visible on the admins list
I have a program called (Default) with no description as to what it is for. Listed in the administrators version only of programs to run at start up. Windows 7- 64 bit home premium version service pack 1 installed. I am wondering what this is? If I need it to run my computer? I suspect it could be a... 2015-07-27, 13539👍, 3💬

💬 2015-07-27 BJ: It wont let me disable it and my malware and avg wont pick it up

💬 2014-05-28 Soft Cunt For Using this Sight!: Where are the Answers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

💬 2014-03-24 Another Guest: I have this EXACT same issue, same System (2-23-14)

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