See if enabling the "Startup type" and "Command line" columns helps you identify the entry/file.
How do I find out what a startup task in task manager is?
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I have a mystery app on my Startup tab in Task Manager simply labelled as "King". It doesn't show up in my programs and files; and I have no idea what it is or does. I also didn't install it. All I know is it's called "King", it's a startup app and it's disabled. There's no picture or anything to tell me what it could be.
How do I find out what that app is? I've already tried right-clicking and then choosing the "Search Online" function; it comes up with a music group from the UK called "King King".
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Anonymous
2023-03-01T17:46:35+00:00 Found it. It's an old game launcher for King of Avalon. I removed it from my computer a while back.
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David-M 113.5K Reputation points Independent Advisor2023-03-01T12:14:39+00:00 Hi. I'm David, and I'm happy to help you.
Go to the Device Manager Startup tab, right-click on "King", and select "Open file location".
A File Explorer window should open at the location of the file. See if you can identify the owner of this item.
If necessary, right-click on the file and select "Properties". Then select the "Details" tab and see if you can find more information about the file.
Feel free to ask back any questions.