To identify the Program entries in the Startup tab and get rid of the entries, proceed as follows:

  • Open Task Manager.
  • Select the Startup tab.
  • Right-click on the column header.
  • From the context menu, enable these two options: Startup type and Command line.

The Startup entry could be located in any one of the following registry locations:

  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run