I know this question has been up for quite some time but I figured out a way to fix it, I had the same problem and it took me a bit to find the error. The problem being that there was a program named 'Program' in the startup tab of my task manager and the 'open file location' and 'properties' options were grayed out.
Step 1: Open Taskbar by either one of the following methods: Right-click on the empty part of the ‘Taskbar’. A menu will open up. Select the Task Manager option. Task Manager will open. Hold the keys Shift, Ctrl and Esc together for one second and then release them all. Task Manager window will. Enable app auto startup from Task Manager in Windows 10 PC Except adding shortcut of an app to Windows Startup folder, you can also go to the Windows Task Manager Startup, find the app and right-click to enable autostart of any apps from there. This method however can’t help you add a.
The problem is that there was probably a program that you installed and then deleted but the installer left some values in the registry.
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Search your computer for regedit and open up the following path:
Open Task Manager. You can press the Ctrl + Shit + Esc keys or right-click the taskbar. In Task Manager, click on 'More details' to switch to the extended view. Switch to the 'Startup' tab. Right-click on the desired app entry and select 'Disable' from the context menu. This will stop the selected app from starting with Windows. How To Autostart Programs After System Boots Up In Windows 10. This is however very easy to autostart programs after system reboot in Windows 10. To get started, at first turn on Show hidden files, folders and drives. Open your Control Panel and click on Folder Options. After that, switch to View tab and enable Show hidden files, folders.
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After you click on Run a list of programs will be in the right window. These programs should all be within your startup tab in task manager, find the program that no longer exists on your computer (in my case it was Apowersoft Screen Capture Pro), right click and select delete. This should remove 'Program' from your startup tab.
Autostart Windows 10 App
Make sure not to delete anything other than the program you know no longer exists, if you're not sure then either google the programs one by one to check what they are or search for them on your computer to see if they are still there.