Every Internet surfer daily encounters audio and video advertising on websites, which starts immediately after the page loads. Autostart of multimedia leads to a waste of traffic, reducing bandwidth channel, causes discomfort and irritation. Fortunately, Google has introduced a setting for automatic audio and video playback in its experimental features, which solves all problems at once. 
Autoplay is useful on sites like YouTube, however, if you visit many different resources, then blocking this behavior will significantly save time and nerves. And this is not a complete disabling of media launching, because... The videos will come to life as soon as you start interacting with the tab. But in the background pages there is “peace and quiet”, and obviously advertising windows are easily closed without familiarization. By the way, according to statistics, every fifth click on the Internet leads from the target to the promoted spam web page.
A good way to block the auto-start of videos is by disabling the flash player in the browser (see settings chrome://settings/content chapter " Flash") and HTML5 player (using the Disable HTML5 Autoplay or Video Autoplay Blocker plugins). If you have installed Chrome 61 and higher, everything is done faster and easier.
Block video and audio autoplay in Chrome
- Go to the page hidden functions by typing in the address bar chrome://flags and pressing " Enter" → through the search field, find the option Autoplay policy(or immediately copy it to the address bar chrome://flags/#autoplay-policy → "Enter").
- In the menu next to the description of the operating mode, select " Document user activation is required " ("User activation required") and restart the browser with the button that appears " Relaunch now".
- If in the future you want to enable autostart of multimedia, return the function to its original value " Default" ("Default").
If you regularly visit sites with dubious content or download any programs from there, you can be sure that sooner or later your computer will become infected with malicious software. software. One day it may happen that after restarting your PC, you will find that the browser has automatically opened along with it, and it immediately opens an incomprehensible link or advertisement. This means that you have become a victim of malware and, naturally, you need to fight it so that your confidential data does not “go away” to someone else.
The essence of the problem
Most often, this happens due to the user’s carelessness and the lack of effective security measures on the computer. While surfing the web, each of us can become a victim. malware, and it is not always possible to determine them independently. Most often, they “hide” under the guise of harmless or even useful programs that we download and run. As a result, after launching the executable file, the malicious code, which can be written to the system registry, browser settings and startup. Of course, such programs do not show any appearance for the time being, but immediately after turning on your personal computer again, you will see that your browser has also opened, and with it a page with advertising or an unknown search engine. In any case, you need to fight this scourge, since there is a high probability that your confidential data may be compromised (attackers can steal passwords, logins, data bank cards, names, etc.).
Reasons for appearance
The reason for this problem is simple. Most likely you downloaded from global network some program, game or application and launched the installation package. Attackers most often disguise their malicious “brainchildren” as potentially useful programs and this has more to do with gaining the trust of the user. Many malicious programs are designed in such a way that their code can only be executed manually. In this case, when we run the installation package, we automatically generate malicious code that can be written in those places on the computer where it is needed. Depending on the attacker’s goals, these could be: browser settings, system registry, computer startup settings, even PC hardware (RAM).
As for the browser that automatically opens with the computer, most often, in this way, attackers try to increase their own profits by moving the user to advertisers’ sites. On the global network, many services are built on the principle that payment is made by visiting certain pages, and the greater the number of visits, the greater the profit. It also increases the conversion of the site, its indicators for advertisers, and accordingly increases its price. You shouldn’t assume that such software is absolutely safe, because you don’t know what the attacker has planned and implemented in his code. He may have added a feature automatic sending user data. In any case, this problem needs to be dealt with.
What to do when, when you turn on your computer, a browser with a website or advertisement automatically opens
This problem is gaining momentum today, and this is largely due to the fact that antiviruses do not yet recognize this as malware. Of course, you can call a master, but then you will have to pay a good amount for minor work. Therefore, try to do everything yourself, especially since the removal procedure itself usually does not take much time. You can cope with this task in literally one hour.
Cleaning startup
So, first of all, you will need to check your startup settings. Perhaps one of your browsers is located there and therefore starts along with personal computer. In order to clean “Startup”, you need to do the following:
Launch the msconfig utility
Open the “Startup” tab in the window
These manipulations will not be enough; after a reboot, most likely, the ill-fated window will appear again. Don't worry - everything is going according to plan, but next step The registry will be cleaned.
Cleaning the registry on your computer
To begin, restart your PC again and when the browser starts, pay your attention to the address bar, namely, to the name of the site that launches first (before the redirect). The thing is that it is the name of the first site that we need. If you don’t have time, then immediately after loading you will be transferred to another one, then restart your PC again and repeat the procedure. By the way, so as not to look in a hurry or reboot your desktop computer, you can simply disconnect it from the Internet network. In this case, the browser will open again, but redirection will not occur, and you will see the site that we need. Next, you have to work with the registry itself:
Launching the registry editor
Select the HKEY_USERS folder
Start searching for the desired phrase
Removing found fragments
We delete all basady in the registry
To make sure you are not mistaken about what you are deleting, take a look at the “Value” item in the table provided. Pay attention to the address and if the site name you are looking for is indicated there, then feel free to click on the “Delete” button. Repeat the search until the search phrase no longer appears in the results.
For simplicity, you can use special software that analyzes and cleans system registry. For example, use CCleaner or AdwCleaner. They are quite easy to use, so no one should have any problems working with them. Let's look at an example of how CCleaner works:
Cleaning the registry with CCleaner
We look at the search results and click “Correct”
We confirm that the problems found in the registry have been corrected
If nothing has changed after rebooting, then you should check your computer with an antivirus.
Antivirus scan
Like any other malware, it also leaves traces, although it successfully masks them. IN in some cases files or folders may be found that restore deleted data in the registry again and again. The best thing to do is use your antivirus and check your computer. Let's look at an example Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool:
Click on the “Start checking” button
Checking your computer with an antivirus
We look at the scan results and remove unnecessary fragments
After a reboot, the device may begin rescanning. As a rule, it lasts a little longer, but also shows better results. If other advertising files are found, repeat the removal procedure.
Removing a page from the browser
Often, malware stores information about itself in the browser settings. It is for this reason that when you launch, an unnecessary page of some search engine or third-party site may appear. All this information can be deleted and returned to its previous form with your own hands, and you don’t have to worry that you will somehow manage to harm your computer.
First of all, you will need to work with the browser shortcut, since sites often register themselves in the properties. To do this you should:
Open browser properties
In properties go to the “Shortcut” tab
Pay attention to the “Object” field, if there is something else listed there after Application\chrome.exe Additional Information, then feel free to delete it. Also pay attention to the section " a shared folder", where after the word Application there should also be no values. For best results, do the following:
Open the “Control Panel”
Launch "Internet Options"
Changing the home page
After this, most likely, when you start the PC, the browser will no longer be activated, but some data from the embedded code may still remain. You can only get rid of them if you manually change the settings inside the web browsers themselves.
If you use Yandex.Browser:
Open “Settings” in Yandex Browser
Changing the search engine
If you are using Google Chrome:
Settings in Chrome
Change launch options to “New Tab”
Changing the search engine in the browser
If you are using the Opera web browser:
Open "General Settings"
Removing unnecessary scripts in the content
Delete Cookies
If you are using Internet browser Explorer:
Select “Add-ons”
Changing data in the toolbar and extensions
- Hello, I want to ask, how to add a program to startup so that when you turn on the computer, this program starts itself. I would like to automate everything in my operating system. For example, a person got up in the morning, turned on the computer and went to wash his face, then have breakfast, and at that time Windows booted up, went online and automatically launched several necessary programs. A man approached the computer, and everything was ready for work.
- Hello admin, first of all, thank you, I read your article and created the necessary string parameter in the registry, that is, everything is as taught, now after turning on the computer, the Internet connects itself. But then a wonderful thought came to my mind: what if I made my favorite one start automatically in the same way? Google browser Chrome. That is, I turn on the computer, first of all the Internet automatically connects, then the browser and the program in which I work launches Adobe Photoshop. Is it possible to arrange this somehow?
- I have the following question: I added shortcuts to several programs and a browser to the Startup folder, but for some reason the browser sometimes starts before the computer goes online, so browser pages naturally open with errors. I don’t have a router, but to automatically access the Internet, I created a “batch file” and also placed it in the startup folder.
How to add a program to startup
Hello friends, I think after we learned how to create automatic connection to the Internet, then adding any program to startup will be like a piece of cake for us. Let's look at three ways to solve this problem.
Note: add to startup only necessary programs, since loading any program takes time and if you add a dozen programs to startup at once, your Windows will load much slower.
The first method is very simple, we will simply add shortcuts to the programs we need to the startup folder C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp.
The second method is also simple. We will add the program to startup using the registry.
The third method is more complicated; in it we will use a task scheduler; it will be useful to us if any program refuses to start using the first method.
The easiest way add program to startup, this is to use the folder StartUp, specially invented for these purposes, located at C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp. Let's copy the shortcut to this folder Adobe programs Photoshop and Total Commander, as well as shortcuts to the Opera and Google Chrome browsers, then reboot the computer and see if this whole company starts automatically.
Before adding a program to the startup folder, you need to find this very folder in the early operating systems, for example, Windows 7 it was very easy, you had to click on the Start menu, then All Programs and Startup. In Windows 8, there is no Start menu and you have to constantly strain your gray matter to find anything previously associated with the Start menu. We'll do something tricky and get into the startup folder using the shell:Common Startup command.
In the lower left corner of the working Windows desktop 8 right-click and select Run,
Enter the command shell:Common Startup in the input field.
And please, our Startup folder opens, copy into it the shortcuts of those programs that we want to add to startup. I add Adobe Photoshop and Total Commander and also Opera and Google Chrome browser shortcuts, then restart the computer.
Everything loaded automatically for me, the Internet, programs, and browsers. But, if you do not have a router, and you set up an automatic connection to the Internet according to our article “How to make an automatic connection to the Internet,” then in some cases browsers will start before connecting to the Internet, which means that in all browsers instead of open Internet pages there will be errors.
To avoid this, you need to use the task scheduler, this is an excellent tool built into Windows and few people use it because they simply don’t know how, but this is not about you and me, friends. The task scheduler will set the program the interval between complete loading Windows and launching this program. That is, the program you need (for example, a browser) will launch a little later (for example, after 30 seconds) from the moment when Windows goes online.
How to add a program to startup by editing the registry
We need to create a string value in the registry, it's very simple. I have an FTP client program installed on my computer - FileZilla and I need to add it to startup, I want to do everything using the registry.
Right-click on the Start button and "Run"
Enter "regedit" and OK, the registry opens.
Registry sections responsible for autoloading programs:
For current user:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
For all users:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
I'm the only one working at the computer and I'll choose the first branch HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run 
You can choose any name, for example FileZilla.
Now we indicate the path to the program, right-click on the created parameter and select “Change”,
Specify the location of the program's executable file: C:\Program Files (x86)\FileZilla FTP Client\filezilla.exe and click OK.
From now on, the FTP client program - FileZilla is in Windows 8 startup and the next time you turn on the computer, the program will start automatically.
How to add a program to startup using the Task Scheduler
To improve the hacker experience, let's launch some program through the task scheduler, let's say the same Opera browser, and in the scheduler settings we specify that it should start some time after the other programs are launched, so as not to create a crowd in the general startup.
Run -> enter the command in the input field mmc.exe taskschd.msc 
Specify the "Name" of the task, for example "Opera" Go to the Triggers tab
And click "Create"
In the "Start task" section, select "At login". We postpone the task for 30 seconds and click OK.
"Actions" tab, click on the "Create" button
And in the window that appears, click Browse.
We indicate in Explorer the location of the executable file of our program C:\Program Files\Opera\Opera.exe and click Open
And click OK again.
At the end of the article I want to tell you that there is good program AnVir Task Manager is a cool startup manager, in this manager you can exclude any program from startup, but also add the program you need to delayed startup. This happens a little simpler than in the task scheduler I presented. If interested, you can read our detailed article on this topic.
Sometimes it can be useful to configure automatic start any program or event when you turn on the computer, immediately after Windows startup. This can be absolutely any program, for example, you can even open Notepad as soon as Windows boots up. Not all programs have the ability to enable or disable autorun in their settings, and therefore some of them can be configured to automatic download When you turn on the PC, you can only do it manually through the Task Scheduler tool. Therefore, in this article I will show a way to add any program to startup through the Windows task scheduler.
As an example... Skype program has autorun settings in its interface, i.e. by logging into Skype you can choose whether to launch it when you turn on the computer or not. Google Chrome, like any other browser, does not have autorun options in its interface, so if you suddenly want to launch the browser immediately after Windows starts, you will have to use the task scheduler.
There are other ways to manually add necessary programs to startup, for example - via Windows registry, but the task scheduler method is the simplest and most convenient!
Remember that the task scheduler is generally a useful thing and through it you can not only configure the autorun of programs, but also create other scheduled tasks that will be executed at a time specified by you (or on a specific event) and at a specified interval. For example, through the scheduler you can configure the computer to automatically turn off at specified time or on specified days (this is discussed).
Configuring program launch via task scheduler
Open the Task Scheduler program. The fastest way to open the program is through Windows search. In the search, type “Scheduler” and open the found “Task Scheduler” program.
How to use search in different versions Windows told
The scheduler can also be found in the following path: Control Panel - System and Security - Administration.
With Task Scheduler open, go to the folder (on the left) “Task Scheduler Library (1). Then click on the right “Create a simple task” (3), or right-click (hereinafter “RMB”) on the empty window in the center and select “Create a simple task” (2).
The wizard for creating a scheduled task will open, in which you only need to go through 6 simple steps:
That's it, the task is created! Now you will see it in the scheduler task library:
Restart your computer and check the result :)
If you want to change something in a task, right-click on it in the list and select “Properties”. A window will open where you can change any parameters of the created task (except the task name!). Also, by right-clicking on a task, you can disable it or completely delete it. A disabled task is not removed from the list, but simply stops working. And the deleted task is completely removed from the list.
Sometimes it may happen that the task does not want to run, but at the same time you see that all the conditions are set correctly. In this case, open the properties of the task and on the first tab “General” at the very bottom where it says “Configure for” try to select your Windows version from the list.
If you have Windows 8 (it's not in the list), then try selecting Windows 7 or Windows 10. In some similar situations, setting this option helps.
Conclusion
I think that the ability to configure the automatic launch of any programs or separate files may be useful to many. And in general, the task scheduler is a useful thing and I recommend it to everyone Windows user Be sure to pay attention to its capabilities!
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