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Windows 10 has been autostarting calculator, weather, movies & tv, store, xbox, and photos usually after login. It isn't in the task manager autostart list or in the task scheduler. Any help is appreciated.

Some of the processes are outlined. They do not appear in the taskbar below.

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  • when you say "autostart", do the programs appear on the taskbar? – Chin Aug 14 '15 at 19:27
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    No they do not appear in the taskbar but they appear in the task manager. I also found out that ApplicationFrameHost.exe starts with them. I hope that helps. – Shadow Aug 14 '15 at 19:28
  • did you try to close them all before restarting? – Chin Aug 14 '15 at 19:29
  • Restarting the computer? I usually end the processes via task manager when they startup. So they aren't there before shutdown. – Shadow Aug 14 '15 at 19:30
  • Have you tried Autoruns.exe ? Sysinternals Autoruns. It can enable/ disable almost everything from your device drivers to services to apps. Also, look at some similar tools from NirSoft. If you think this helps, I can post this as an answer :P - Try it out as I dont have Win 10, but use the same on Win 8.1 – Alex S Aug 14 '15 at 19:38
  • I'll try it now and post if it shows in Autoruns. – Shadow Aug 14 '15 at 19:41
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    Autoruns doesn't show any of the apps in logon or anywhere. – Shadow Aug 14 '15 at 19:46
  • @Shadow - Please do share what Autoruns is not showing - Specifically. Some screenshots would help. – Alex S Aug 14 '15 at 20:14
  • Added a screenshot of what Autoruns, regedit, the startup folder, and the startup menu of the task manager did not show. – Shadow Aug 14 '15 at 20:51
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    Duplicate? Why do Windows 10 foreground apps mysteriously launch as background processes? – Helen Sep 10 '15 at 12:52
  • I'm not sure how duplicates are determined. Wasn't this asked 2 days before the other one? – Shadow Sep 11 '15 at 13:47
  • Duplicates are usually determined by which one has the better overall content from question to answers, or time. Which ever happens first in selecting – random Dec 20 '15 at 23:47
  • IMHO, The accepted answer here is more useful than any answer on the "this is duplicate of" link. On my pc, there were about 100 apps listed as permitted to run in the background. Almost all are apps I have never used. Only a couple looked like they might be worth leaving on. Frankly, even though these are presumably using negligible resources, I found it horrifying that this much stuff might run, buried in this obscure place. – ToolmakerSteve Jul 14 '20 at 23:21

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Go to Start then Settings, select Privacy and click on Background apps. From there disable the apps that you don't want running in the background.

These apps don't start with Windows, that's why they don't appear in the autostart list or the task scheduler. They are called upon by the Windows Runtime that manages universal apps. Most of the time they only take up RAM and not CPU as universal apps are very limited in the amount of background tasks they can perform.

Background apps

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  • Someone with edit privileges should grab that image and edit this answer to post it inline so people (like me) behind corporate firewalls that block i.imgur.com can see it, too. (Usually, i.stack.imgur.com is allowed (or a case can be made to IT to allow it), as it is intrinsically related to Stack Exchange.) – RobH Aug 17 '15 at 17:00
  • I tested for a few hours and this was it. It seems strange why it wouldn't be added on autoruns or the scheduler. It is fixed and anyone using alt-tab alternatives won't be so bothered by having those applications popping up every login. Also, the screenshot is just simply showing the end location after following the instructions he said. – Shadow Aug 19 '15 at 10:13
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You can download and run Autoruns for Windows:

It is the most powerful program for viewing things that automatically run with Windows.

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    Yes but these apps are launched by something else so they don't show up in Autoruns. Maybe they should update Autoruns to handle this new type of autolaunch. – laurent May 26 '17 at 21:04
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I would recommend verifying you "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp" location for any unwanted application.

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