Stop the Windows has blocked some startup programs pop-up box from showing up in the task bar after you run the msconfig or Windows Defender startup tools.
Introduction
After you run the msconfig or Windows Defender startup tool and stop a program from running when Windows Vista boots up, an annoying pop-up will appear repeatedly next to the time in the task bar.
“Windows has blocked some startup programs.
Windows blocks programs that require permissions to run when Windows starts. Click to view blocked programs.”
This guide shows you how to stop this pop-up from showing on your computer.
Stop the Startup Programs Pop-up
- Click the Blocked Startup Programs icon located next to the time on the taskbar.
- Point at Run blocked program.
- Select System Configuration Utility.
- Check off Don’t show this message or start System Configuration when Windows starts in the System Configuration window and press OK.
Now you’ll never see this pop-up message again.
I usually don’t link to sites here but I have been looking around for a fix for this and ran across it on itsvista.com.
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By john on July 22nd, 2007 at 4:56 am #
Thanks! That’s sorted my problem. I’m still on the “I know how to do this in XP, how do I do it in Vista” curve and that was really helpful, thanks.
John
By Joe Jeanes on March 14th, 2008 at 11:35 pm #
Thanks, that also took care of the very annoying problem.Again,thank you.
Joe
By justin on March 27th, 2008 at 12:07 pm #
jesus christ thank you so much. i hated that message it annoyed me
By Adam on April 17th, 2008 at 10:02 pm #
Thank you!!!
By Peter on April 18th, 2008 at 7:47 am #
Is it really nessasary to swear like that?
And shame on the owner of this site for not deleting it.
By Computer on April 18th, 2008 at 10:39 pm #
I don’t see anything called “System Configuration Utility” when I point at “Run blocked program”
By Brent Trahan on April 19th, 2008 at 7:02 am #
Then run any other programs that are listed as being blocked instead of System Configuration Utility.
By Stephen Hardy on May 18th, 2008 at 1:53 am #
thanx that was annoying
By Techie Zone on May 19th, 2008 at 7:28 pm #
I was trying a lot to remove this bloody pop up frm my PC. It is really annoying. Now I am relax that I got to know how to do this.
By Ajay on May 29th, 2008 at 11:57 pm #
Wonderful..Thank you so much..
problem got solved,,,thanx
By Bill on June 7th, 2008 at 4:07 pm #
That’s great thanks. There is a long page on microsoft’s site about this and it’s TOTALLY useless.
By anon on June 9th, 2008 at 11:39 pm #
Oh God thank you… I’ve been dealing with that message for about a year now x.x … I thought I was stuck with it forever…