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Gents

I have a new Asus netbook X205T and it contiues to load IE upon boot up,I,ve tried the obvious searches in start up options etc without finding any reference to IE and also I,ve downloaded Auto-runs and deleted the references to IE on start-up without sucess -any suggestions as to how I can stop the auto-loading of IE on boot up of my pc?

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Sorry but my pc knowledge is rather limited and I don,t know how to do this-I downloaded auto-runs from the Microsoft website and where there was references to IE explorer I unchecked the tick boxes but to make no difference...confusing sad.png

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Cannot find "print driver host" in "task manager host" I can see Taskmgr.exe but right clicking on this does not give me a delete option however I can see a winint.ex start up app but once again no option to delete or mention of loading IE/web browser?

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Now under "autoruns" I have located HKLM/software Internet Explorer and right clicking it gives me the option of delete is this what I,m looking for?

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Cannot find "print driver host" in "task manager host" I can see Taskmgr.exe but right clicking on this does not give me a delete option however I can see a winint.ex start up app but once again no option to delete or mention of loading IE/web browser?

The Picture I used was just an example (but I should have removed all text).

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Now under "autoruns" I have located HKLM/software Internet Explorer and right clicking it gives me the option of delete is this what I,m looking for?

Can you post a screenshot so we can have a look ?

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Now sorted-I unticked the IE box in autruns as administrator.

Thanks to all

Good for you that you solvedit, but also a bit stupid to remove something from there without exactly knowing what you removed.

As said before "A little bit of knowledge can be very dangerous"

Respect

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Cannot find "print driver host" in "task manager host" I can see Taskmgr.exe but right clicking on this does not give me a delete option however I can see a winint.ex start up app but once again no option to delete or mention of loading IE/web browser?

The Picture I used was just an example (but I should have removed all text).

All text, or a part of it?-laugh.png

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Cannot find "print driver host" in "task manager host" I can see Taskmgr.exe but right clicking on this does not give me a delete option however I can see a winint.ex start up app but once again no option to delete or mention of loading IE/web browser?

The Picture I used was just an example (but I should have removed all text).

All text, or a part of it?-laugh.png

555555 I am now thinking that posting that picture was a mistake so ALL text it is thumbsup.gif

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Have you tried running msconfig from the command line?

That only points you to Task Manager in Windows 8.1.

It's nice to have people like you on this forum. Otherwise all TVF members would have CC cleaner, Malwarebytes, Avast Anti virus free, AVG Anti virus free,

PC Killer, Sado Maso defrauder and probably Eset and Norton installed.-thumbsup.gif

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Have you tried running msconfig from the command line?

That only points you to Task Manager in Windows 8.1.

It's nice to have people like you on this forum. Otherwise all TVF members would have CC cleaner, Malwarebytes, Avast Anti virus free, AVG Anti virus free,

PC Killer, Sado Maso defrauder and probably Eset and Norton installed.-thumbsup.gif

I did actually have AVG installed but Windows 10 said "I'm not having that, I'm taking it off".

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Now sorted-I unticked the IE box in autruns as administrator.

Thanks to all

Good for you that you solvedit, but also a bit stupid to remove something from there without exactly knowing what you removed.

As said before "A little bit of knowledge can be very dangerous"

Respect

wai.gif

I didn,t remove it-it is still there-all I did was untick the box...............I can go back and tick the box again if I want it loading up again giggle.gif

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I didn,t remove it-it is still there-all I did was untick the box...............I can go back and tick the box again if I want it loading up again giggle.gif

Un-ticking a box or removing it could have the same consequences.

It's good that it worked out for you this way, but please next time take a screenshot.

It's easy to do, just Click The Windows Key + R and in the dialogue that shows, just type "snippingtool"

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I didn,t remove it-it is still there-all I did was untick the box...............I can go back and tick the box again if I want it loading up again giggle.gif

Un-ticking a box or removing it could have the same consequences.

Huh? Unticking it just stops it running at startup.

Like he says, if he wants it back he can tick it again.

Where in Autoruns does it have a "Remove" option?

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I didn,t remove it-it is still there-all I did was untick the box...............I can go back and tick the box again if I want it loading up again giggle.gif

Un-ticking a box or removing it could have the same consequences.

Huh? Unticking it just stops it running at startup.

Like he says, if he wants it back he can tick it again.

Where in Autoruns does it have a "Remove" option?

Right Click and Click Delete or CTRL +D ???

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I didn,t remove it-it is still there-all I did was untick the box...............I can go back and tick the box again if I want it loading up again giggle.gif

Un-ticking a box or removing it could have the same consequences.

It's good that it worked out for you this way, but please next time take a screenshot.

It's easy to do, just Click The Windows Key + R and in the dialogue that shows, just type "snippingtool"

Thanks MJ Chiang Mai and you are correct also in right clicking and choosing delete.............but I wouldn,t do that,,,,,,,,,,,,would I unsure.png

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I didn,t remove it-it is still there-all I did was untick the box...............I can go back and tick the box again if I want it loading up again giggle.gif

Un-ticking a box or removing it could have the same consequences.

Huh? Unticking it just stops it running at startup.

Like he says, if he wants it back he can tick it again.

Where in Autoruns does it have a "Remove" option?

Right Click and Click Delete or CTRL +D ???

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Fair enough, but that only removes the entry from startup. Why is that bad?

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but that only removes the entry from startup. Why is that bad?

For you and me it's not a problem as we (I hope wink.png) know what we are doing and we have ways to reverse. But IMO the OP doesn't and is just guessing and hopes it works out oke. (That's why my request for a screenshot).

Fortunately for him, it has worked out.

As said before "a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing"

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