Uneeded Start Up And Installed Programs

Hi I have a refurbished HP from '08 that's just starting to freeze up a bit when I have too many programs open at once. (Windows 7)

Something I'm not sure I'm remembering right... that you have start up programs that run in the background you may not need that might make things run more smoothly? Also clearing out installed programs, is that just a space saving measure? 'Cause there is 7- gb free.

Is it just the programs in the task manager are that are the start up programs?
Do programs that are just installed have activity if they are not opened.?

 

In Windows 7 you should be able to see ALL processes that start at system boot, and disable or remove them in Windows Defender:
WINDOWS DEFENDER > Software Explorer > check the box at bottom that says 'show for all users'.
Security software is needed in start up - most others not.

The space on your hard drive should have at least 20% free.

If you cant see start ups in WD, then look at them in CCleaner Slim > Tools > Start up

Also run CCleaner > Cleaner at least weekly.

 

Looking in CCleaner there a bunch of tabs besides Windows which is a little confusing, 'cause doesn't everything run in windows?. Anything in here you think could be disabled or is a known problem?

Windows start up tab:

Yes HKCU:Run cdloader magicJack L.P.
Yes HKLM:Run avgnt Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG
Yes HKLM:Run Avira SystrayStartTrigger Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG
Yes HKLM:Run CanonSolutionMenu CANON INC.
Yes HKLM:Run IgfxTray Intel Corporation
Yes HKLM:Run iTunesHelper Apple Inc.
Yes HKLM:Run Persistence Intel Corporation

FireFox Start tab:

Yes Extension Adblock Plus 2.9 Wladimir Palant default
Yes Extension Application Update Service Helper 2.0 default
Yes Extension Multi-process staged rollout 1.14 default
Yes Extension Pocket 1.0.5 default
Yes Extension Shield Recipe Client 1.0.0 default
Yes Extension Web Compat 1.0 default
Yes Plugin Shockwave Flash 25.0.0.171 Adobe Systems Incorporated default

Scheduled Tasks:

Yes Task Adobe Flash Player Updater Adobe Systems Incorporated
Yes Task Avira Browser Safety Updater Task Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG
Yes Task CCleanerSkipUAC Piriform Ltd
Yes Task GoogleUpdateTaskMachineCore Google Inc.
Yes Task GoogleUpdateTaskMachineUA Google Inc.

Context Menue :

Yes Directory 7-Zip Igor Pavlov
Yes Directory Add to VLC media player's Playlist VideoLAN
Yes Directory Play with VLC media player VideoLAN
Yes Directory WinZip WinZip Computing, S.L. C:\Program Files\WinZip\wzshlstb.dll
Yes File 00avast
Yes File 7-Zip Igor Pavlov
Yes File Shell Extension for Malware scanning Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG C:\Program Files\Avira\Antivirus\shlext.dll
Yes File WinZip WinZip Computing, S.L. C:\Program Files\WinZip\wzshlstb.dll
Yes Folder Shell Extension for Malware scanning Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG C:\Program Files\Avira\Antivirus\shlext.dll
Yes Folder WinZip WinZip Computing, S.L. C:\Program Files\WinZip\wzshlstb.dll

Most of the context menu seem harmless but there are multiple entires for 7-zip.

List of Task Manager Programs:

Avira.Systray.exe
csrss.exe
dwm.exe
explorer.exe
firefox.exe
FlashPlayerPlugin (listed twice) ???
igfxpers
igfxsrvc
igfxtray
InputPersonlization
iTunesHelper
plugin-container
TapTip
taskhost
taskmgr
Wacom_Tablet
Wacom_TabletUser
Wacom_TouchUser
winlogin
wisptis (listed Twice) ???

Thanks for any feedback.

 

Far bottom right of CCleaner > Tools > Start Up > Save to text file.

Apart from Avira in the first 'Windows' list I don't see any others needed in start up but you yourself must internet search with the exact '....exe' name for Persistence to see if online it says it must run. Any program can be started manually when needed.
The other lists are for you to make a judgement about and whether you want/need them where they are.

 

I can help with the list when I get home.A lot of the stuff can be set on manual for easy access.And so that it runs when you want it to.

I run windows 7 my self.And have not been infected by any virus or malware.