The genuine Startup.exe file is a software component of Quick Startup by Glarysoft. Quick Startup is a utility program to manage startup applications that automatically run on system bootup. Startup.exe runs the Quick Startup application. This is not an essential process for Windows and can be disabled if known to create problems.
Quick Startup is a freeware tool to manage Windows startup entries. The program lets users browse, add, edit, disable, delay or delete all startup entries that are present on the system. The program also displays security risk ratings, and allows individual comments to be written for each startup entry. Quick Startup supports the Windows platform.
Glarysoft Ltd is an American Internet company that develops multimedia, system and network applications for the Windows and Android platforms. The company was founded in 2003.
Startup stands for Quick Startup Launcher
The .exe extension on a filename indicates an executable file. Executable files may, in some cases, harm your computer. Therefore, please read below to decide for yourself whether the Startup.exe on your computer is a Trojan that you should remove, or whether it is a file belonging to the Windows operating system or to a trusted application.
Description: Startup.exe is not essential for Windows and will often cause problems. Startup.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files (x86)"—for example C:\Program Files (x86)\hicloud\update_server\ or C:\Program Files (x86)\ProductUI\.
Known file sizes on Windows 10/11/7 are 27,352 bytes (14% of all occurrences), 14,832 bytes and 22 more variants.
The Startup.exe file is not a Windows core file. The application starts when Windows starts (see Registry key: MACHINE\Run, User Shell Folders, Run).
Startup.exe is digitally signed. The program is not visible.
Startup.exe is able to monitor applications.
Therefore the technical security rating is 32% dangerous, but you should also take into account the user reviews.
Uninstalling this variant:
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If Startup.exe is located in a subfolder of the user's profile folder, the security rating is 77% dangerous. The file size is 32,768 bytes (40% of all occurrences), 24,576 bytes, 421,888 bytes or 102,400 bytes.
The Startup.exe file is not a Windows system file. The process is loaded during the Windows boot process (see Registry key: MACHINE\Run, User Shell Folders, Run).
The program has no visible window.
Startup.exe appears to be a compressed file.
If Startup.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files\Common Files", the security rating is 39% dangerous. The file size is 90,112 bytes.
The program has a visible window. The Startup.exe file is not a Windows core file. The program starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: MACHINE\Run, User Shell Folders, Run).
There is no information about the author of the file.
If Startup.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows, the security rating is 42% dangerous. The file size is 4,441,880 bytes.
If Startup.exe is located in the C:\Windows\System32 folder, the security rating is 36% dangerous. The file size is 57,344 bytes.
Important: Some malware camouflages itself as Startup.exe, particularly when located in the C:\Windows or C:\Windows\System32 folder, for example ML.Attribute.HighConfidence or PUA.Gen.5 (detected by Symantec), and Win32:Malware-gen (detected by Avast). Therefore, you should check the Startup.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. If Startup module has changed your browser's search engine and start page, you can recover your browser's default settings as follows:
In Internet Explorer, press the key combination Alt + X to open the Tools menu.
Click Internet options.
Click the Advanced tab.
Click the Reset... button.
Enable the Delete personal settings option.
This will reset your Internet Explorer to its default settings. Your browser will start with the familiar start page and search engine—without popups, ads, cookies, but all browser add-ons are deleted too
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Make cleaning up your browser and your computer simpler and safer with Security Task Manager.
Copy chrome://settings/resetProfileSettings into your Chrome browser's address bar.
Click Reset.
Chrome will then restart with an empty start page and with Google as the default search engine—without any popups, ads, cookies, themes or extensions
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If you want to re-enable some extensions, please enter chrome://extensions/ into your Chrome browser's address bar.
Make cleaning up your browser and your computer simpler and safer with Security Task Manager.
Copy about:support into your Firefox browser's address bar.
Click Refresh Firefox.
Firefox now looks brand new. Bookmarks and saved passwords are retained, but all browser extensions and their related data are deleted
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Make cleaning up your browser and your computer simpler and safer with Security Task Manager.
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User Comments
Lotus Notes Jason Huber
Quick StartUp (Startup Manager) is a program integrated in Absolute Uninstaller 2.1 suite that was developed to provide quick access to all of the programs that are automatically started when you turn on or logon to your computer. Such programs consume a good part of your system's resources, and can slow down other programs. Using Quick Startup, you can inspect, edit, and/or temporary disable such programs and so on. Felix
The name sounds suspect, it could be a trick or malware. someone
takes up a whole hell of a lot of CPU!
It always disturb when anything goes wrong with the DVD/CD Drive in my computer, and the system automatically start up itself. Supam B. Chakma
It appeared in my startup folder... sdafasdf
it is useful to remove virus entry from computer Amit ughade
Startup Control Panel is a nifty control panel applet that allows you to easily configure which programs run when your computer starts. (further information)
Notifications. Should be harmles. Just turn it off. Payed Monkey
not able to play a VCD prathap
A program to monitor registry. I use it and it is very useful. When there is something tries to change registry, the Startup Exe informs me about that and gives me option whether I want to accept that or not. Eko Hermiyanto
missing rtl120.bpl koloman tiser
Is included in recent versions of HikVision DVR/NVR/Camera management software Mack Allison
I use it every day on Windows 10 with succes. No proplems Henning
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Summary: Average user rating of Startup.exe:
based on 12 votes with 14 user comments.
4 users think Startup.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application.
One user thinks it's probably harmless.
4 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous.
2 users suspect danger.
One user thinks Startup.exe is dangerous and recommends removing it.
4 users don't grade Startup.exe ("not sure about it").
Best practices for resolving Startup issues
A clean and tidy computer is the key requirement for avoiding problems with Startup. This means running a scan for malware, cleaning your hard drive using 1cleanmgr and 2sfc /scannow, 3uninstalling programs that you no longer need, checking for Autostart programs (using 4msconfig) and enabling Windows' 5Automatic Update. Always remember to perform periodic backups, or at least to set restore points.
Should you experience an actual problem, try to recall the last thing you did, or the last thing you installed before the problem appeared for the first time. Use the 6resmon command to identify the processes that are causing your problem. Even for serious problems, rather than reinstalling Windows, you are better off repairing of your installation or executing the 7DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth command. This allows you to repair the operating system without losing data.
To get your computer running as fast as it did on day one, you can 8reset your PC. Your personal files will remain intact, but any programs you installed will need to be reinstalled.
To help you analyze the Startup.exe process on your computer, the following programs have proven to be helpful: ASecurity Task Manager displays all running Windows tasks, including embedded hidden processes, such as keyboard and browser monitoring or Autostart entries. A unique security risk rating indicates the likelihood of the process being potential spyware, malware or a Trojan. A good Bantivirus software detects and removes sleeping spyware, adware, Trojans, keyloggers, malware and trackers from your hard drive.
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User Comments
Jason Huber
Felix
someone
Supam B. Chakma
sdafasdf
Amit ughade
(further information)
Payed Monkey
prathap
Eko Hermiyanto
koloman tiser
Mack Allison
Henning
Summary: Average user rating of Startup.exe: based on 12 votes with 14 user comments. 4 users think Startup.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. One user thinks it's probably harmless. 4 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 2 users suspect danger. One user thinks Startup.exe is dangerous and recommends removing it. 4 users don't grade Startup.exe ("not sure about it").