To remove an unwanted app, you will need to do it with the traditional uninstall program method from the control panel.

One thing that you should be clear about is that disabling an app’s startup entry will not stop its functioning or remove it from your operating system. Such programs are a source of annoyance and wastage of resources which is why in this post we have listed step by step tutorial on how to disable startup programs in Windows. But there are some developer favored applications and programs that drain the power of your PC and hog the computing resources even though you do not need them often and utilize them only once in a blue moon. These cloud storages need to sync your files automatically due to which an auto-start feature is a must. There are some programs that are quite useful with their auto-start capabilities such as cloud storage applications, for example, Dropbox and OneDrive, etc. Scheduled tasks, local group policies, and Windows registry’s entries usually comprise of in-built auto-starting programs. Every time your personal computer starts or reboots, its Windows runs a command on all the installed programs to check whether there is any program that has auto-start specified in its settings.

There are also some custom software installations that exhibit such similar auto-start behavior. Microsoft Windows comes with some predefined programs that have ‘automatically start’ settings.

Windows 10 autostart folder