Greetings,
There are two files that run when Windows starts. They are in the following Registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
The files are:
Apple Push
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support\APSDaemon.exe
QuickTime Task
C:\Program Files (x86)\QuickTime\QTTask.exe -atboottime
Does anyone know what these files do? Are they safe to delete?
Thanks,
Shane.
HP Pavilion, Windows 7
QuickTime Task
C:\Program Files (x86)\QuickTime\QTTask.exe -atboottime
Qttak.exe runs the little quick-launch QuickTime icon thingy down in the system tray. You can shut that off in your QuickTime preferences. In the QuickTime Player go "Edit > preferences > QuickTime preferences". In your advanced tab, uncheck the entry circled in the following screenshot:
... and click OK.
Apple Push
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support\APSDaemon.exe
The Apple Push Service is related to iTunes and the Cloud and device syncing. If you're not doing any of that, it should be fine to disable it in MSCONFIG.
QuickTime Task
C:\Program Files (x86)\QuickTime\QTTask.exe -atboottime
Qttak.exe runs the little quick-launch QuickTime icon thingy down in the system tray. You can shut that off in your QuickTime preferences. In the QuickTime Player go "Edit > preferences > QuickTime preferences". In your advanced tab, uncheck the entry circled in the following screenshot:
... and click OK.
Apple Push
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support\APSDaemon.exe
The Apple Push Service is related to iTunes and the Cloud and device syncing. If you're not doing any of that, it should be fine to disable it in MSCONFIG.
Is Apple Push used in either Safari or QuickTime? These are the only two things from Apple installed on my Windows machine.
Thanks,
Shane.
I'm pretty sure that the QuickTime Player doesn't use Push. Safari might do (for syncing bookmarks), but I'm not 100% sure of that.
The first file is used by "Application Support" from Apple software installed on your machine and it is "looking" (pushing) for updates to any Apple software on your machines.
You can turn it off in the preferences for each (any) Apple software installed on your machine.
What are these startup files?
