In the Vinagre Asesino Blog we have adopted this topic on multiple occasions, which is of interest to those who are having too slow behavior on your Windows operating system. Although there is a small option to perform this task (with the msconfig), in this work area there is not enough information about what we could do to be able to know which of all the tools that start with Windows are causing a slow start-up of the operating system.
We had previously suggested reviewing an interesting tool that had the name «HiJackFree«, Same that helped us to know which of all the applications that were started with Windows, could be affecting its startup. Now we will mention a few additional alternatives, having to choose the one that best identifies with the problem we are having on our computer.
1.Runscanner
This tool can be handled in two different ways, one of them being the "beginner" mode and the other being the "expert" mode. In the first case, we will be offered a small report in a document, which we will have to provide it to a malware specialist, who will analyze it and offer us effective solutions to correct the problem in our team.
If we already have some experience we could use the «modeexpert«, With which, on the other hand, we will be shown a large number of perfectly well highlighted results; as experts, we will have the possibility to remove or disable any software that is starting up in Windows from the same Runscanner interface. Just by double-clicking on the resource we want, we could be eliminating it at that very moment. If for some reason we have made a mistake and we have eliminated an important resource that should be started with Windows, we will only have to review the activity history and from there, recover it in a single step.
Runscanner is presented as a portable application, being an excellent alternative for those who check several computers at work because with this feature, the application can be carried on a USB pendrive.
2.Autoruns
This tool has better options to be able to analyze Windows startup, same that (incidentally) was later acquired by Microsoft from the firm SysInternals; Among its most important features, Autoruns has the ability to recognize unsafe or dangerous resources.
Autoruns uses a color nomenclature that can be used by the user, to know which of these items are potentially dangerous. If at a certain moment we find something unusual, we can simply activate the box of said resource to deactivate its action temporarily. If the problem has been corrected then we could get to eliminate it definitively although, also the possibility of re-activating it if Windows needs it at startup.
3. Online Solutions Autorun Manager
Like the applications previously suggested, in this one we will also have the possibility of carrying out a search and analysis of those tools that are causing a delay in the start of Windows. After the first analysis all resources that start with operating system will be displayed, paying special attention to those who are causing the problem.
To achieve this, Online Solutions Autorun Manager helps users to be able identify suspicious items with a color code. Like the tool we recommend above, with Online Solutions Autorun Manager we will also have the possibility to temporarily disable the launch of an application in Windows. If the problem is corrected then we can permanently remove them from the list.
4. Silent Runners
This alternative actually comes to be a vbscript fileTherefore we will not have a graphical interface like those options we have mentioned above.
All you need to do is double click on the file and the search will start immediately. A results file will be automatically generated in txt format and where, the user must pay attention to the items that are generated in the lines with < >, something that could be indicating the presence of some type of malware on Windows startup.
5.FreeFixer
Among all the alternatives that we have mentioned FreeFixer it may be one of the most comprehensive to use. With this tool we will have the possibility of analyze more than 40 different locations within Windows, which does not involve solely and exclusively the startup area of the operating system but also the Internet browser, the operating system registry area, hidden processes, scheduled tasks, drivers among many others.
FreeFixer is available as an option to install or to use as a portable application and is compatible with versions from Windows 2000 to the most recent one proposed by Microsoft (the official one, that is, Windows 8.1).
If we have noticed some kind of problem in the correct functioning of Windows, any of the alternatives that we have mentioned above may be the ideal one for try to repair it with few steps, This as long as the problem is specified at the start of the operating system.