Just some FYI...
Next time you wish to kill a startup program, service, or something else, you may want to give
Autoruns for Windows (part of the
SysInternals Suite) a try.
I use them; and, always, include them in my toolbox of useful utilities.
Quote from the
Autoruns web page:
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This utility, which has the most comprehensive knowledge of auto-starting locations of any startup monitor, shows you what programs are configured to run during system bootup or login, and shows you the entries in the order Windows processes them. These programs include ones in your startup folder, Run, RunOnce, and other Registry keys. You can configure Autoruns to show other locations, including Explorer shell extensions, toolbars, browser helper objects, Winlogon notifications, auto-start services, and much more. Autoruns goes way beyond the MSConfig utility bundled with Windows Me and XP.
Autoruns' Hide Signed Microsoft Entries option helps you to zoom in on third-party auto-starting images that have been added to your system and it has support for looking at the auto-starting images configured for other accounts configured on a system. Also included in the download package is a command-line equivalent that can output in CSV format, Autorunsc.
You'll probably be surprised at how many executables are launched automatically!
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Windows IT Pro article by Mark Russinovich titled,
"Autoruns - Hunt down autostart programs wherever they hide"
Channel 9 video on Autoruns and MSConfig
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