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Thio's Background App Notifier is a Windows utility that identifies newly registered background services and scheduled tasks configured to run automatically. It addresses startup activity that Windows does not normally report through its standard startup application notifications. On its first execution, the program records a baseline of existing automatic services and scheduled tasks. Subsequent scans compare current entries against that baseline and highlight newly detected items. Users can inspect executable paths, startup settings, task triggers, and detection dates. An optional startup check runs silently when Windows loads and displays an alert only when changes are discovered. The application does not continuously consume background resources or modify detected items. It is available as a portable executable or MSI installer and requires no administrator privileges for standard scans.
Features
- Automatic detection of newly registered Windows services and scheduled tasks configured for startup or daily execution
- Baseline comparison system that highlights new background processes discovered since previous scans
- Optional silent startup scanning with notifications only when newly configured auto-run entries are detected
- Detailed inspection of executable paths, service startup types, scheduled task triggers, and first detection dates
- Read-only monitoring architecture without continuous background processes or modifications to startup configurations
- Portable standalone executable and MSI installer with winget update support and standard non-administrator operation
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