Startup Sentinel

Freeware startup manager by KC Softwares that watches for programs adding themselves to autostart and lets you approve, reject or blacklist them. It is a self-contained local tool with no paid tier or upsells.

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The promise

• ✓ No ads
• ✓ No purchases
• ✓ No subscriptions
• ✓ No trials
• ✓ No nagging
• ✓ No surprise bundles

Something wrong?

Reports go to a human review queue. No timeline promised — this is a small pilot, but every report gets read.