This issue occurs because a program or a service that has User Account Control UAC restrictions tries to start during the Windows Vista startup process or logon process. User Account Control is a set of infrastructure technologies that helps prevent malicious programs, sometimes called "malware," from damaging your computer. Software Explorer blocks programs or services that require User Account Control confirmation.
Before we begin, you have to know which programs and services are being blocked. You can see a list of blocked programs and services by following these steps:.
Click the Blocked startup programs icon that is in the notification area. Point to the Run blocked program menu list. The programs and services that have been blocked from starting are located here.
To know which method you should try to solve your problem, decide which of the following actions you want to take:. Run the blocked program or the blocked service. Disable the blocked program or the blocked service. Remove the blocked program or blocked service from the startup process. After Windows Vista starts, you can run any blocked programs or blocked services by following these steps:. Point to Run blocked program , and then click the program or the service in the list that you want to start.
If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password, or click Continue. Click Show or remove blocked startup programs.
This starts Software Explorer in Windows Defender. Locate, and then click to select the startup program or the startup service that is in Software Explorer.
Click Disable , and then click Yes in the confirmation dialog box. To remove a program or a service from the startup process completely, try to use the Programs and Features item in Control Panel.
To do this, follow these steps:. Click Start , type appwiz. If you cannot remove the program by using the Programs and Features item in Control Panel, you can remove the program from the startup process by using Software Explorer. Click Remove , and then click Yes in the confirmation dialog box. Click Start , and then click Help and Support. For help with common system maintenance tasks in Windows Vista, visit the following Microsoft Web page:.
Fix problems with common system maintenance tasks For more information about User Account Control UAC , click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:.
The strange thing is when started, there are two icons appear on the notification area of the taskbar: Blocked startup programs and Safely Remove Hardware. I really don't want them appear, can you tell me what I can do?
If yes, then unplug the devices and then check if you get the "Safely Remove Hardware" notification. For the error message, "Windows has blocked some startup programs", follow steps from the KB article below.
Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. For "Blocked startup programs", I followed the KB article 1. Click the Blocked startup programs icon that is in the notification area. Point to the Run blocked program menu list.
The programs and services that have been blocked from starting are located here. And it shows only one item: System Configuration Utility What is it? Should I run, disable or remove it? The System Configuration tool allows you to see which programs and services are started when you boot your computer.
If any changes are made in the System Configuration tool, when you restart your computer you will receive a notification windows. It is safe to remove 3rd party programs from that tool.
You may also find this article helpful. What is the make and model of your computer? The devices you see in the notification bar may be related to various drives installed on your computer by the manufacturer such as SD card reader. We can confirm this by checking your system specifications.
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