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Need to identify what the program(s) is/are and delete them properly
Open Task Manager > Startup tab > right click on the entry > either Properties and/or Open file location
Once programs are identified use Geek Uninstaller or RevoUninstaller (freeware versions) to safely and cleanly remove them. The Startup entries should disappear.
If that doesn't work, an alternative is to re-install the program(s), then (re)use one of the uninstallation programs.
Thanks!
The problem is that the Properties option doesn't show anything. It's like if them were the leftovers from an installation, but it wasn't possible to allocate any trace. Maybe some cleaner?
Edit: oh, and I don't remember/know what programs were related.
On task manager -
Right click the item in question
click
open file location
If it returns that it cannot find such
then
open file explorer
paste this into the address bar
%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
when that opens delete from there the items in question
Then close File Explorer and re - open it
paste this into the address bar
%Appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
and IF they are shown there - delete there as well
The first address is all users and the second you - current user.
Solved. Used Wise Registry Cleaner Portable, and deleted the old Startup entries.
Edit: I take notes on your sollutions for further problems like this.
These are programs left over in the registry after uninstall. Open regedit and go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run Look for applications that are no longer installed on your system and remove the entry from the registry at said location.
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Please be aware that registry cleaners can and do remove valid entries and can cause more problems than they solve.