Windows 10 - no Startup folder in Task Manager

Question

I am trying to disable several application from auto starting after restarting computer.

However - can not see Startup folder in Task Manager:

Where to find it / how to enable it?

Are you an Administrator on the local machine? If you are connected to a domain, that makes a difference, so confirm if that is the case. Outside of that [Autoruns](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/autoruns) should be used. Please note do not disable anything you are not sure of. I am going on under the assumption the startup tab is supposed to be missing since you are not an Administrator. So don't run Autoruns without permission. — Ramhound, Oct 08 '18 at 14:35

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 08 '18 at 14:45

Your screenshot shows the 'Classic' (Windows 7) Task Manager, which you probably installed from WinAero. Uninstall it to get the real Windows 10 Task Manager app back.
As of Windows 10.1803, the same feature can be found in the Settings app, under Apps → Startup. Eventually it might be removed from Task Manager.

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 08 '18 at 15:50

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A better tool is autoruns.

With this tool you can disable and enable startups with a click and refine the display by filter and display either all the startups or separate them by section.

answered Oct 08 '18 at 15:50

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 08 '18 at 17:40

Note, too, that in addition to autoruns (which I also recommend), you can view the contents of the Startup folder itself (which is not available from the Windows 10 menu) in the following ways:

Issue the command shell:startup.
Navigate to C:\Users\%Username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup.

An application that starts with Windows, however, may well not be in this folder—as many other things can cause an application to start automatically.

Windows 10 - no Startup folder in Task Manager

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