Chapter 11, Problem 5TC

Explanation of Solution

Given: Task Manager.

To find: The item which leads to the solution of the problem permanently and the items, which are not appropriate and the reason why they are not appropriate when the user discovers an undesired program which is launched at the startup.

Solution:

The registry key is generated which starts the program while booting. So if during the boot-up, an unwanted program is detected, its related entry will be identified in its related registry key. It is possible to stop the unwanted programs by deleting its entry.

The task scheduler also stores or schedules the name of the application or program, which starts or loads during the boot-up. The users can also remove or stop loading unwanted applications or programs by removing their names from the task scheduler...