This official Microsoft tool revealed what programs actually start when I sign in to Windows
Task Manager and Startup settings only tell you so much—Autoruns reveals a much bigger picture.
I thought I had a good handle on what started when I turned on my Windows PC. Then I opened Microsoft's Autoruns and was surprised by how many more entries it showed me. So I decided to investigate them to see which ones actually mattered and how much they were using my PC's resources.