Automatically Starting Email Client

Bluemail's site says this:
https://bluemail.me/help/disable-autostart/
It's obscure to me- maybe it means something in the context of the program.

This gives an interesting further clue- scroll down to see the registry key that looks as if it's relevant.
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...f-7d013aa8f0e4

- also suggests this program doesn't uninstall cleanly.

You can find (as in search for) all occurrences of all startups using Autoruns (free from MS) - this offers checkbox enable/disable and the ability to delete occurrences.

It may be that the program reinstates any startup that's deleted when run.

I use a program that detects attempts to add startups and offers the option to block that.

And thank you for your reply.

You could perhaps change permissions on that key so it is not writeable.

if this is happening due to a... or Windows code (more likely)

Whyever would you want to blame Windows for causing a 3rd party program to start up?

Again note:
I use a program that detects attempts to add startups and offers the option to block that.

CJW said:

I went through BlueMail's settings & 'Automatically launch BlueMail on Windows Startup' is set to 'Disabled'
Also, Autoruns only finds the 1 BlueMail Run command in the Registry.

Still, I suspect this is not a Windows fault/problem. Obscure 3rd party software often have multiple nefarious ways of getting around Windows control by introducing their own covert methods (e.g. such as starting up) and quite often their settings entries (installed program names/folders, registry) involve similarly obscure names not readily identifiable with the product name (e.g. for Bluemail, search registry et al for entries [/GemAI/], just as one possible example)

CJW said:

I went through BlueMail's settings & 'Automatically launch BlueMail on Windows Startup' is set to 'Disabled'
Also, Autoruns only finds the 1 BlueMail Run command in the Registry.

Still, I suspect this is not a Windows fault/problem. Obscure 3rd party software often have multiple nefarious ways of getting around Windows control by introducing their own covert methods (e.g. such as starting up) and quite often their settings entries (installed program names/folders, registry) involve similarly obscure names not readily identifiable with the product name (e.g. for Bluemail, search registry et al for entries GemAI and/or Blix, just as one possible example)

You could perhaps change permissions on that key so it is not writeable.
I don't understand, what permission do I change?

Registry permissions. With due care.
How? Google can help.. e.g.

Apply permissions to a Windows registry key - Sophos

What is the program you use? I wonder if it will help me in locating my problem.

Hibit Startup Manager (free)

This can do more than just detect new attempts to add startups and may even list the Bluemail one for you.
Example of popup when I attempted to add a startup:


Note how you can create a rule to permanently block an offender.

Use autoruns and or msconfig and check for services that are set to run at startup. I know you checked using autoruns

Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
This registry location is for startup items but i don't think it effects services.

- check msconfig filter hide ms services and see if there is anything for blueemail enabled
- check in actual services for services that are set to run automatically for blue email, set them to manual
- check in scheduled tasks to see if there is a run task at logon for blueemail

you should be able to check all this from autoruns or you can go to the relative places on the computer and check.