Disable program autorun in Windows. Disabling program autorun in Windows Starting and stopping work with Outlook

To view additional options for working with Outlook, click File > Options > Advanced.

In this article Outlook Areas

Setting up Outlook scopes

Starting and stopping Outlook

Launch Outlook in this folder: Click Browse to select the folder you want to open when you launch Outlook.

Empty the Deleted Items folder when you exit Outlook: Select this option to automatically empty the Deleted Items folder when you exit Outlook.

Attention: Emptying the Deleted Items folder permanently deletes all items it contains.

Autoarchiving

To reduce the size of your mailbox by deleting or moving old items to an archive file: Click AutoArchive Settings to configure AutoArchive settings. For more information, see Automatically archive older items.

Reminders

Show reminders: Select or clear this checkbox to enable or disable reminders for meetings and appointments in Outlook.

Play reminder sound Select or clear this check box to turn the reminder sound on or off. Click the Browse button to replace the reminder sound (reminder.wav) with a custom sound file on your computer.

Export

Export Outlook data to a file for use in other programs: Click Export to open the Import and Export wizard to transfer your messages, calendar, tasks, and contacts to Outlook on another computer or create a backup copy of your Outlook data file (.pst file). For more information about exporting Outlook items, see Export Outlook items to an Outlook data file (.pst file).

RSS feeds.

Show updated RSS feed items as new: Select this option to mark items from RSS feeds as new when they are updated.

Synchronize RSS feeds with Common Feed List (CFL) on Windows: Select this option to use the same list of RSS feed subscriptions in Internet Explorer and Outlook. For more information, see View a single list of RSS feeds in Windows Internet Explorer and Outlook.

Sending and receiving

Set send and receive settings for incoming and outgoing items: Click Send and Receive to create, edit, or delete send and receive groups. For more information, see Why Use Send and Receive Groups? .

Send immediately when connected: Select this option to have Outlook send messages you create while offline immediately when you come online.

Developers

Set options for additional custom forms: Click Custom Forms to set additional options for custom forms. For more information, see Customize Outlook Forms.

Show Add-in UI Errors By default, if an add-in tries to manage the Outlook UI and it fails, Outlook does not display an error message. You can select this option to display messages related to the Outlook add-in error UI.

Remote connections

Use this section to set remote access settings. You can choose whether you want to receive warnings before switching an existing connection and configure settings for background and manual send and receive actions.

Other

Set Click Options to Select a Category Click the button to set the default category for the destination when you click the Shortcut category column.

Prompt for confirmation before permanently deleting items: Select this option to receive prompts before permanently deleting Outlook items.

Allow analysis of sent email messages to determine the people with whom you frequently message and most frequently discuss and send this information to SharePoint Server by default Check or clear this option to control whether your activities in Outlook are analyzed for keyword suggestions and colleagues (feature will help you connect faster with people and information in your organization).

Enable troubleshooting logging (requires Outlook restart): Select this option to enable logging for some Outlook features that support staff may need to troubleshoot problems. For more information, see What is the purpose of the Enable Logging (for troubleshooting) feature?

Migrating group schedules from a previous version of Microsoft Outlook: Click Select Folder to select the folder to use when migrating group schedules from another version of Outlook.

Use animation when expanding conversations and groups: By default, Outlook displays a short animation when expanding conversations or groups. Clear this checkbox to disable the animation effect.

It happens that when installing a new program, due to an oversight, you did not disable the launch option at system startup. Or you simply decided that in the future you will use previously necessary software less often. There is only one result - now you need to remove the program from the so-called “autorun” of Windows.

Startup (autorun) contains a list of programs that automatically start working from the moment the operating system starts. Many of them are necessary for Windows to function correctly. You may not even know about the existence of some. But it happens that startup is clogged with unnecessary programs, removing which will help your computer boot much faster. Below are a few ways you can do this.

Via the built-in system utility msconfig

To launch it, just follow a few simple steps: in “Start”, select “Run” and enter the command “msconfig” (without quotes) in the window that opens, click “OK”.

The “System Configuration” window will open, in which you need to find the “Startup” tab. By going to it, in the column called “Startup Items” you can see a list of all the programs that your system starts automatically. If you want to cancel this action, just uncheck the box next to the unnecessary program. But you should be careful: if one name or another simply seems suspicious to you, then this is not a reason to remove the program - perhaps it is an application necessary for the system. Cancel autorun only of those programs in which you are one hundred percent sure.

After making the necessary amendments and clicking “OK”, you will be asked to restart your PC - this is necessary for the changes to take effect.

This method can be called the safest, because if you suddenly change your mind or realize that you have removed something you need from autorun, you just need to go back and put a tick next to the program name.

Via the registry

To access the registry, we still go to “Start” and, selecting “Run”, enter the command “regedit” without quotes. For Windows 7, enter the command in the search form in Start or simply press the Win+R key combination. Click OK.

Now you see the Registry Editor in front of you. Go to the following path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. In the final folder, you will see all the programs contained in startup, as well as their location on the computer. To remove an unnecessary parameter, right-click on it and select “Delete”.

Use this method only if others are definitely not suitable for you, because changes made to the registry in this way are irreversible.

Through the Startup folder

You may be able to get by with a little money using this method. Go through the following path: “Start” – “All Programs” – “Startup”. In this folder you will see shortcuts to programs that start when the system starts. If there is one among them that you would like to get rid of, simply remove its label.

There is another way to access this folder: select the drive on which you have the operating system installed (usually drive C) and go to the following path: Documents and Settings\ All Users\Main Menu\Programs\Startup.

By the way, knowing about the existence of this folder, if necessary, you can easily perform the opposite action - add to startup a program that you would like to launch with Windows from now on.

Using third party utilities

If you don’t want to delve into the intricacies of your PC or you simply don’t feel confident enough to make any manual edits yourself, there is always ready-made software at your service. You can easily find many utilities, such as, for example, OSAM (Online Solutions Autorun Manager) or Autoruns. They have a convenient and intuitive interface, many are Russified. With the help of such software, even a user who sits down at a computer for the first time will be able to disable autorun of a program in Windows.

By default, when you launch a shortcut for Outlook 2010, the Outlook.exe process starts, running in normal mode. However, there are situations where, for diagnostics, crash recovery, or use in scripts and scenarios, Outlook 2010 must be launched with additional parameters (command line parameters).

For example, by typing the command outlook.exe /safe, we will launch Outlook in safe mode, in which the mail client will start without the viewing panel, toolbar elements, additional extensions and COM components will not be loaded. This launch of Outlook 2010 can be useful in situations where, after installing a third-party extension (add-in), the mail client cannot load normally, or the mail profile has been damaged (by incorrect user actions or viruses).

Outlook 2010 with parameters can be launched from the command line using the window
Run , or using a pre-created shortcut with the necessary parameters.

To launch Outlook 2010, you need to specify the full path to Outlook.exe (the path itself must be in quotes, because there is a space in the path), and after the path specify a parameter, for example, like this:

“c:\program files\microsoft office\office14\outlook.exe” /safe

Outlook 2010 Startup Options

There are a large number of Outlook startup options, most of which I have listed below in the table. However, most often I use the following:

/a – Create an email with a specific attachment file, for example, “c:\program files\microsoft office\office14\outlook.exe” /a “c:\my documents\test.doc”

/c messageclass – Create a new element of the specified class. For example:

/cleanautocompletecache – Delete everything from the cache, including names, email addresses, and the autocomplete sheet.

/cleanrules – when you start Outlook, clear all rules, both on the server and on the client.

/cleansharing - used to remove subscriptions from Outlook 2010 (subscriptions such as RSS, Sharepoint and Internet Calendar)

/nopreview – Launch Outlook 2010 with the Reading Pane disabled

The following table lists the most commonly used keys to launch different versions of Outlook.

Parameter	Description	Applicable to Outlook versions
/a path:\	Creates an element with an attachment, for example: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\Outlook.exe" /a "C:\My Documents\labels.doc"
/altvba	Opens the VBA script specified in the otmfilename parameter, most often this is: %appdata%\Microsoft\Outlook\	2003, 2007, 2010
/c	Create a new element of the specified class. For example: create calendar item /c ipm.appointment create meeting /c ipm.contact create contact /c ipm.note create a letter /c ipm.stickynote create note /c ipm.task create a task	2002/XP, 2003, 2007, 2010
/cleanautocompletecache	Clear autocomplete lists	2010
/cleancategories	Remove all non-standard categories	2007, 2010
/cleanclientrules	Launch Outlook and delete custom rules	2003, 2007, 2010
/cleanfinders	Remove Search Folders from the Microsoft Exchange storage.	2000, 2002/XP, 2003, 2007, 2010
/cleanfreebusy	Clears and regenerates free/busy information. Can only be used if there is a connection to the Microsoft Exchange server.	2000, 2002/XP, 2003, 2007, 2010
/cleanprofile	Removes invalid keys in a profile and recreates standard registry keys	2003, 2007
/cleanpst	Starting Outlook with a blank local Personal Folders (.pst) folder	2003
/cleanreminders	Clearing and re-creating reminders	2000, 2002/XP, 2003, 2007, 2010
/cleanrules	Starting Outlook with server and client side rules cleared	2003, 2007, 2010
/cleanserverrules	Starting Outlook with server-side rules cleared	2003, 2007, 2010
/cleansharing	Remove RSS, Internet Calendar, and SharePoint subscriptions from your account settings. Typically used when you cannot delete subscriptions from the Outlook 2010 interface.	2010
/cleansniff	Remove duplicate reminders	2003, 2007, 2010
/cleansubscriptions	Deleting subscription items	2003, 2007, 2010
/cleanviews	Restoring the standard view.	2000, 2002/XP, 2003, 2007, 2010
/explorer	Open a new window in “explorer” mode (with address bar).	2000, 2002/XP, 2003, 2007, 2010
/f	Open the specified letter file (.msg)	2002/XP, 2003, 2007, 2010
/firstrun	Launch Outlook as if it were launched for the first time	2003, 2007
/importprf path:\	Launch Outlook and import a specific MAPI profile (*.prf).	2002/XP, 2003, 2007, 2010
/nopollmail		2003
/profile	Loading the specified profile, if the profile name contains spaces, you need to enclose it in quotes (“).	2002/XP, 2003, 2007, 2010
/profiles	Open profile selection window	2002/XP, 2003, 2007, 2010
/resetfoldernames	Reset folder names (such as Inbox or Sent Items) to the default ones for the current Office interface language. For example, if you logged into your mailbox for the first time using Outlook with an English interface, you will not be able to rename standard folders in English. In this case, you need to launch Outlook on a PC from the Russian version of Office with the specified parameter, as a result of which the folder names will be renamed to the standard ones for the current language.	2002/XP, 2003, 2007, 2010
/resetfolders	Recovering missing standard folders	2000, 2002/XP, 2003, 2007, 2010
/resetnavpane	Clear and recreate the navigation bar for the current profile	2003, 2007, 2010
/resetsharedfolders	Removes all shared folders from the navigation pane.	2007, 2010
/restore	Trying to open the last successfully opened profile and folder open before Outlook quit unexpectedly	2010
/rpcdiag	Launch Outlook and display remote procedure call (RPC) connection diagnostics	2003, 2007, 2010
/safe	Launch Outlook without extensions, Reading Pane	2000, 2002/XP, 2003, 2007, 2010
/safe:1	Launch Outlook without the View Pane	2003, 2007, 2010
/safe:2	Launch Outlook without checking email on startup	2003
/safe:3	Starting Outlook with extensions disabled but listed in the Add-In Manager	2003, 2007, 2010
/select foldername	Launch Outlook and open the specified folder in a new window, for example, you can open a calendar like this: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\Outlook.exe" /select outlook:calendar	2002/XP, 2003, 2007, 2010
/sniff	Launch Outlook and force it to scan your Inbox for invitations and add them to your calendar	2003, 2007, 2010

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Automatically launch the Office program you use every day by adding a shortcut to your Windows Startup folder.

Windows 10 or 8

Open the Start Windows dialog box (Windows key + R).

Copy the following path in the Run dialog box and press Enter.

%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

Open the Start screen, right-click the Office application you want to start automatically, and select Open file location. This may be caused by the Advanced submenu.

Tip: If the program is not listed, right-click the Start screen and select All apps.

Copy (Ctrl + C) the program's shortcut, and then paste it into the Startup folder that was opened in step 2.

The application will automatically launch the next time you start your computer. If you need to remove a program from startup, remove the shortcut from the Startup folder (steps 1 and 2).