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Default Control Startup Programs In Vista With Windows Defender - 11-29-2008, 02:22 PM

Windows Defender, has the ability to allow you to customize which programs to be allowed to run on Windows Startup and also provide in-depth information about the program. This is pretty much the services.msc with a better GUI. To access the functionality:

Control panel –> Programs –> Windows Defender –> Tools (on top) –> Software Explorer



As you can see, the programs are classified under 4 categories to choose from. The right side has comprehensive information about the program such as whether it was shipped with the OS & whether it a digitally signed application. Below this section there are 3 options:
  • Remove
  • Disable
  • Enable

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