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Every time you start your PC, Windows checks in more than a dozen places to see if you (or, more likely, some program you installed) has specified that a program should start automatically. Those auto-start programs can run as a result of entries in the Windows registry, scheduled tasks, Group Policy settings, even the ancient Win.ini file.
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Most of the time, auto-starting programs are benign and useful. You almost certainly want your cloud file storage utility to run automatically so it can sync changes and new files added to OneDrive or Dropbox while you were away, for example.
But other auto-start programs are simply resource-draining vampires, placed there by program developers who decided their little icon in the system tray should always be visible, even though you rarely use their software.
In older Windows versions, you probably became accustomed to managing a limited selection of these nuisances using the Msconfig utility. Windows 10 offers control over a wider range of auto-starting programs directly from Task Manager.
To start, press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to open Task Manager and then click the Startup tab. (If you don't see any tabs, click the More details link at the bottom to expand Task Manager to its full glory.)
That tab displays a startlingly long list of programs that have been configured to start up every time you turn on your PC. The performance impact of each entry in the list is categorized as Low, Medium, or High in the Startup Impact column. (Right-click that heading and choose the Disk I/O at startup and CPU at startup columns to see even more details, as shown in the screenshot above.)
To prevent a program from starting automatically, click its entry in the list and then click the Disable button at the bottom of the Task Manager window. To re-enable a disabled app, click the Enable button. (Both options are also available if you right-click any entry on the list.)
Disabling a startup entry doesn't uninstall it, nor does it prevent that program from running when you decide you need it. To completely remove an unwanted program from the startup list, you'll need to use the original installer app (assuming the developer included that capability) or a utility like the excellent AutoRuns, part of the Microsoft Sysinternals collection.
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Windows 10 has a brand new Start experience. As a result, there are changes to the Group Policy settings that you can use to manage Start. Some policy settings are new or changed, and some old Start policy settings still apply. Other Start policy settings no longer apply and are deprecated.
Start policy settings supported for Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Enterprise, and Windows 10 Education
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These policy settings are available in Administrative TemplatesStart Menu and Taskbar under User Configuration.
| Policy | Notes |
|---|---|
| Clear history of recently opened documents on exit | Documents that the user opens are tracked during the session. When the user signs off, the history of opened documents is deleted. |
| Do not allow pinning items in Jump Lists | Jump Lists are lists of recently opened items, such as files, folders, or websites, organized by the program that you use to open them. This policy prevents users from pinning items to any Jump List. |
| Do not display or track items in Jump Lists from remote locations | When this policy is applied, only items local on the computer are shown in Jump Lists. |
| Do not keep history of recently opened documents | Documents that the user opens are not tracked during the session. |
| Prevent changes to Taskbar and Start Menu Settings | In Windows 10, this disables all of the settings in Settings > Personalization > Start as well as the options in dialog available via right-click Taskbar > Properties |
| Prevent users from customizing their Start Screen | Use this policy in conjunction with a customized Start layout to prevent users from changing it |
| Prevent users from uninstalling applications from Start | In Windows 10, this removes the uninstall button in the context menu. It does not prevent users from uninstalling the app through other entry points (e.g. PowerShell) |
| Remove All Programs list from the Start menu | In Windows 10, this removes the All apps button. |
| Remove and prevent access to the Shut Down, Restart, Sleep, and Hibernate commands | This removes the Shut Down, Restart, Sleep, and Hibernate commands from the Start Menu, Start Menu power button, CTRL+ALT+DEL screen, and Alt+F4 Shut Down Windows menu. |
| Remove common program groups from Start Menu | As in earlier versions of Windows, this removes apps specified in the All Users profile from Start |
| Remove frequent programs list from the Start Menu | In Windows 10, this removes the top left Most used group of apps. |
| Remove Logoff on the Start Menu | Logoff has been changed to Sign Out in the user interface, however the functionality is the same. |
| Remove pinned programs list from the Start Menu | In Windows 10, this removes the bottom left group of apps (by default, only File Explorer and Settings are pinned). |
| Show 'Run as different user' command on Start | This enables the Run as different user option in the right-click menu for apps. |
| Start Layout | This applies a specific Start layout, and it also prevents users from changing the layout. This policy can be configured in User Configuration or Computer Configuration. |
| Force Start to be either full screen size or menu size | This applies a specific size for Start. |
Deprecated Group Policy settings for Start
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The Start policy settings listed below do not work on Windows 10. Most of them were deprecated in Windows 8 however a few more were deprecated in Windows 10. Deprecation in this case means that the policy setting will not work on Windows 10. The “Supported on” text for a policy setting will not list Windows 10. The policy settings are still in the Group Policy Management Console and can be used on the operating systems that they apply to.
| Policy | When deprecated |
|---|---|
| Go to the desktop instead of Start when signing in | Windows 10 |
| List desktop apps first in the Apps view | Windows 10 |
| Pin Apps to Start when installed (User or Computer) | Windows 10 |
| Remove Default Programs link from the Start menu. | Windows 10 |
| Remove Documents icon from Start Menu | Windows 10 |
| Remove programs on Settings menu | Windows 10 |
| Remove Run menu from Start Menu | Windows 10 |
| Remove the 'Undock PC' button from the Start Menu | Windows 10 |
| Search just apps from the Apps view | Windows 10 |
| Show Start on the display the user is using when they press the Windows logo key | Windows 10 |
| Show the Apps view automatically when the user goes to Start | Windows 10 |
| Add the Run command to the Start Menu | Windows 8 |
| Change Start Menu power button | Windows 8 |
| Gray unavailable Windows Installer programs Start Menu shortcuts | Windows 8 |
| Remove Downloads link from Start Menu | Windows 8 |
| Remove Favorites menu from Start Menu | Windows 8 |
| Remove Games link from Start Menu | Windows 8 |
| Remove Help menu from Start Menu | Windows 8 |
| Remove Homegroup link from Start Menu | Windows 8 |
| Remove Music icon from Start Menu | Windows 8 |
| Remove Network icon from Start Menu | Windows 8 |
| Remove Pictures icon from Start Menu | Windows 8 |
| Remove Recent Items menu from Start Menu | Windows 8 |
| Remove Recorded TV link from Start Menu | Windows 8 |
| Remove user folder link from Start Menu | Windows 8 |
| Remove Videos link from Start Menu | Windows 8 |