Is "Purge User AutoStart (Run + Startup)" safe to switch on?

Best used as a test. The Startup tab in the app lets you switch off single entries instead. The main cost: Everything stops starting with Windows, including things you want: Discord, RGB and peripheral software, cloud sync, game launchers.

Is "Purge User AutoStart (Run + Startup)" free in Frozen Tweaks?

It is part of Frozen Pro and Elite. You can also make the change by hand with the values on this page.

Clean boot for gaming: moving every startup program aside in one step

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Short answer

Updated Oct 8, 2026

Programs start with Windows through the Run keys in the registry and shortcuts in the Startup folder. This tweak moves your user's Run entries and Startup shortcuts to a backup location, so nothing starts on its own, and puts them all back when you switch it off.

What it does

In the app the switch is called "Purge User AutoStart (Run + Startup)", described there as: Moves your Run entries and Startup folder shortcuts aside for a clean boot; switching it off puts them back.

When it helps, and when it hurts

When it helps

Finding out whether a background program is behind stutter or slow boots, and starting sessions with as little running as possible.

When it hurts

Everything stops starting with Windows, including things you want: Discord, RGB and peripheral software, cloud sync, game launchers.
Entries that install for all users or run as services are not affected.

What it writes

Exactly what the switch changes, read from the app's source. Switching it off is what the app writes when you turn the tweak off again.

This tweak has no fixed list of registry values to print here: it works through a driver's own settings, scheduled tasks or values that differ from PC to PC (per device, per adapter or per installed game). The app reads what your PC has and changes only that.

How to undo it

In the app: Yes

Switching it off moves your Run entries and Startup folder files back to where they were.

Switch the tweak off in Frozen Tweaks.

Changing several settings at once? The app's Make a restore point button, on every plan, makes a Windows restore point before you start.

Verdict

Best used as a test. The Startup tab in the app lets you switch off single entries instead.

Questions

Is "Purge User AutoStart (Run + Startup)" safe to switch on?: Best used as a test. The Startup tab in the app lets you switch off single entries instead. The main cost: Everything stops starting with Windows, including things you want: Discord, RGB and peripheral software, cloud sync, game launchers.
How do I undo it?: Switch the tweak off in Frozen Tweaks. Switching it off moves your Run entries and Startup folder files back to where they were.
Is "Purge User AutoStart (Run + Startup)" free in Frozen Tweaks?: It is part of Frozen Pro and Elite. You can also make the change by hand with the values on this page.

In the app