Asked By
Paisley
200 points
N/A
Posted on - 06/06/2011
I have a Windows Vista Home Basic installed in my laptop. Every time I started my laptop and while it is in the middle of the booting process, I received this error message
Windows has blocked some startup programs
Windows blocks programs that require permission to run when Windows starts. Click to view blocked programs.
This frustrating situation really made me annoyed every time I opened my laptop. I don't want this error message to appear when I start my laptop. I already asked a help from a friend who has knowledge in computer applications but he wasn't able to resolve the issue. I also asked a help from the website of the Windows Vista Customer Care but it took a long time for them to respond.
And so I decide to fix it on my own if you could help me on how to do it.
Thanks a lot.
Answered By
Tobey
0 points
N/A
#112961
Windows blocked start up programs
I believe that the cause of this issue is a program with User Account Control limitation is trying to start while startup is in process. A User Account Control stops Malware from harming your system. However, Software Explorer will block any program that needs confirmation of User Account Control.
So to begin, we have to determine what specific program is blocked. Follow these steps to see the list of blocked programs:
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At the notification area, find and click the icon of Blocked startup programs.
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And then, select Run blocked program.
Next, we will now solve the issue. There are three ways to fix your problem. Just decide on which of these methods you want to perform.
First method is to run blocked programs after the startup process.
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At the notification area, click on the icon of Blocked startup programs.
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Then select Run blocked program and from the list, click on the program you choose to start.
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If you're asked for the administrator password, give the password or you may click Continue.
The second method will undergo disabling of blocked programs during the startup process.
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At the notification area, click on the icon of Blocked startup programs.
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Then click on Show or remove blocked startup programs to start Software Explorer in the Windows Defender.
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Find it and click it to be able to select the specific startup program in Software Explorer.
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Select Disable and click Yes.
In the third method, you will completely remove the program from the startup process.
>Using the items Programs and Features under Control Panel.
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Click the Start button. Find the Start Search box, type and enter appwiz.cpl.
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From the list of Programs and Features, click on the program and select Uninstall/Change.
If you can't remove the program from Programs and Features, remove it with the use of Software Explorer.
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At the notification area, click on the icon of Blocked startup programs.
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Click on Show or remove blocked startup programs to start Software Explorer in the Windows Defender.
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Find it and click it to be able to select the specific startup program in Software Explorer.
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Select Remove and click on Yes.
Hope the error message won't bother you anymore.
Tobey
Windows blocked start up programs
One possible reason for that is UAC or User Account Control. That can happen when UAC is enabled. Try disabling UAC on your computer. Click “Start” then in the search box type without quotes “uac” then click “Change User Account Control settings” from the result. In the User Account Control Settings window, drag the slider all the way down to the “Never notify” setting then click “OK”.
And that’s it. UAC is now disabled. Try restarting your computer then see if you still receive that error on startup. On the other hand, if you receive this error when running a particular program, try running the application as administrator. Right-click your program then select “Run as administrator”. See if this works. If this fixes the problem, set the program to always run as administrator.
To do this, right-click your program then select “Properties”. In the Properties dialog, go to “Compatibility” tab then at the bottom under “Privilege level” section, check “Run this program as an administrator” then click “OK”.
