Winpatrol Alternatives

Winpatrol is described as 'Provides a multitude of functions including startup control. It is a useful addition to any armoury to maintain computer as best as possible. Oh and a cute scotty icon for your toolbar!' and is a Startup Manager tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Winpatrol for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Flathub, PortableApps.com and Flatpak apps. The best Winpatrol alternative is Glary Utilities, which is free. Other great apps like Winpatrol are Autoruns, Startup Folder, Startup Delayer and Autorun Organizer.

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Winpatrol provides a multitude of functions including startup control. It is a useful addition to any armoury to maintain...

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Winpatrol alternatives page was last updated Jun 1, 2025
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    Argente - StartUp Manager is a utility that displays all the applications that start with Windows.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • ES flagSpain
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Argente StartUp Manager Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Multiple languages

    Argente StartUp Manager VS Winpatrol

     
  2. WhatInStartup icon
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    This utility displays the list of all applications that are loaded automatically when Windows starts up. For each application, the following information is displayed: Startup Type (Registry/Startup Folder), Command-Line String, Product Name, File Version, Company Name, Location...

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IL flagIsrael

    Platforms

    • Windows

    WhatInStartup Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Folders

    WhatInStartup VS Winpatrol

     
  3. Quick Startup icon
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    When you turn on your computer certain applications, drivers, and services are automatically started at the beginning of each Windows session. The information that tells Windows to automatically start these items can be located in a number of places, ranging from a program group...

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Quick Startup VS Winpatrol

     
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    Disable Startup is a free startup manager and monitoring program, it can scan all Windows Startups on your computer, and monitor all new startup items, helps you control, manage and optimize Windows Startup configuration.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Disable Startup VS Winpatrol

     
  5. Oolauncher icon
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    Oolauncher is an application launching management.

    It gets auto-start applications from registry and start folders and starts them one by one.

    It offers much more options than windows to launch an application, like order, priority, window show style and etc.

    By adjusting the.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    Website and app unavailable.

    Oolauncher VS Winpatrol

     
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    A program that provides the possibility to manage the Windows startup procedure. It offers you the possibility to control which programs automatically start up and more.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    Last version released in 2008. See changes list at http://startupmanager.org/

    Startup Manager (st-m) Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Autostart

    Startup Manager (st-m) VS Winpatrol

     
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    PC Startup Master can enhance the computer's startup speed by enabling you to disable unnecessary components that run automatically during system startup. Additionally, the app can protect the system startup configurations to prevent malware from achieving persistence on your system.

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    PC Startup Master VS Winpatrol

     
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    PC Privacy Shield is a security suite with tools to help you minimize your digital footprint on the internet.

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    PC Privacy Shield VS Winpatrol

     
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    Startup Manager developed by Systweak Software is a tool to remove unwanted apps from running at Login. After turning on the system, various apps, add-ons and many invisible background apps open by themselves. Too many items cause a slow system and low battery life.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Startup Manager - MacOS VS Winpatrol

     
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    This is an application that allows you to view, manage, and add Freedesktop-compatible autostart entries to your computer. It intends to trivialise managing and cleaning up your autostart directory.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    Startup Configuration Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2. COSMIC icon  COSMIC integration
    3.  Autostart

    Startup Configuration VS Winpatrol

     
  11. Nero TuneItUp icon
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    Nero TuneItUp puts you back in complete control of your PC's performance. You decide whether to solve problems individually, or repair them all at once. The automatic monitoring feature works in the background and will notify you the moment your PC starts running slower...

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android

    Nero TuneItUp Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Web-Based

    Nero TuneItUp VS Winpatrol

     
    • Nero TuneItUp is the most popular Android alternative to Winpatrol.

    • Nero TuneItUp is Freemium and ProprietaryWinpatrol is also Freemium and Proprietary
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    Improve the loading time of Windows by delaying the startup of programs!

    Every time you start Windows a lot of programs starts automatically making Windows really unresponsive for minutes.

    This is noticeable especially on slow PC (like netbooks / nettop with Atom CPU / old pc).

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    My Startup Delayer Features

    1.  Portable

    My Startup Delayer VS Winpatrol

     
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