How to disable or remove AutoUpdate.exe and Scheduler.exe?

When you install IObit’s Driver Booster program on your computer and if you leave that program alone without removing after the knowing status of drivers installed (or updating them), it automatically runs two processes named AutoUpdate.exe and Scheduler.exe on startup. Description of these processes are: AutoUpdate.exe – Driver Booster Updater and Scheduler.exe  – Driver Booster Scan.

Disabling or Removing Driver Booster’s AutoUpdate.exe and Scheduler.exe Processes?

You can’t find these on the Startup tab on the System Configuration window which you get by typing msconfig.exe, then how to disable or remove these?.

DriverBooster schedules these to start automatically on logon.

Control Panel>System and Security>Administrative Tools> Task Scheduler, click on ‘Task Scheduler library’ and select Driver Booster Scan and then click on disable or delete button (check the screenshot below).

Similarly select Driver Booster Update, click on disable or delete button.

Driver Booster Update AutoUpdate.exe schedule task thumb How to disable or remove AutoUpdate.exe and Scheduler.exe?

Disabling or deleting these schedule tasks no way affects functioning of Driver Booster, it continues to work like before.

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Venkat Eswarlu

Venkat is an independent technology journalist and the founder of Techdows. He has been covering web browsers, Windows, and software news since 2009. His exclusive scoops on Chrome, Firefox, and Edge features have been cited by Forbes, TechCrunch, Wired, CNET, and other major publications.

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