How do I determine which programs start when I boot my windows 11 system

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How do I determine which programs start when I boot my windows 11 system

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How do I determine which programs start when I boot my system?

I came to windows 11 from windows 10 and had my system completely set up how I wanted it, and the startup apps came with, but some of them no longer work, and I need to remove them.

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David-M 125.3K Independent Advisor

Hi. I'm David, and I'm happy to help you.

Here are some places in Windows 11 where you can check which programs start automatically when your system boots.

Startup tab of Task Manager.

Press "Ctrl + Shift + Esc" on your keyboard.
Select the "Startup" apps tab.

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Windows settings:

Press "Windows + I" to open Settings;
Go to "Apps > Startup".

Startup Folder:

Press Windows + R, type shell:startup, and press Enter.

If a program that isn't working doesn't appear in one of these places, does it appear in the list of installed programs?

Press "Windows + I" and select "Apps > Installed apps".

Feel free to ask back any questions.

Michael 0 Reputation points

2025-10-25T12:26:55.2766667+00:00

I don't see any of the apps I want to have opened in the list on the Settings>Apps>Startup menu. On a Mac, you right-click on the icon in the Taskbar and select Open at Login - done. I've just spent 15 minutes investigating this and have decided I'll just pin them and open them myself every time because I've got things to get to.
Ryan Batista 0 Reputation points

2026-03-24T12:30:28.29+00:00

o meu computador nao esta com os aplicativos em segundo plano o que eu faco para ter os aplicativos de volta na inicializacao?

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Michael 0 Reputation points

2025-10-25T12:26:55.2766667+00:00

I don't see any of the apps I want to have opened in the list on the Settings>Apps>Startup menu. On a Mac, you right-click on the icon in the Taskbar and select Open at Login - done. I've just spent 15 minutes investigating this and have decided I'll just pin them and open them myself every time because I've got things to get to.
Ryan Batista 0 Reputation points

2026-03-24T12:30:28.29+00:00

o meu computador nao esta com os aplicativos em segundo plano o que eu faco para ter os aplicativos de volta na inicializacao?

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