Autoruns vs Remote Commander

Autoruns shows programs and drivers configured to run during Windows boot, login, or when certain built-in Windows applications start. It reports startup items from locations such as the Startup folder, Registry keys, Explorer extensions, services, scheduled tasks, and Winlogon entries. Users can hide signed Microsoft entries to focus on third-party items, inspect startup images configured for other accounts, and disable an entry or delete its configuration. Scan options include signature verification and VirusTotal hash checks; submitting files not previously scanned requires the upload option, and VirusTotal features require accepting its terms. The download includes Autorunsc, a command-line version that can output CSV or tab-delimited data, verify signatures, and scan an offline Windows system. The Autoruns and Autorunsc download is listed as 3 MB, and Microsoft offers a Sysinternals Live option. Autoruns costs nothing, with no limit on installation or use on devices owned or supported by the user, but no redistribution license. Microsoft says Sysinternals tools are provided as is without official support and points users to a community forum.

Remote Commander is a free, open-source desktop application for managing remote connections in one tabbed workspace. It supports SSH, SFTP, RDP, VNC, OpenVPN, WireGuard, web-console sessions, and a remote file editor on Windows, macOS, and Linux. SSH offers jump-host support and automatic reconnect. SFTP provides a dual-pane manager with drag-and-drop transfers. RDP can run in an application tab through Guacamole or open an external FreeRDP window, while VNC uses noVNC in the app. The web console isolates sessions by profile and includes proxies, bookmarks, and viewers for PDF, JSON, and Markdown. Connections can be grouped, split across panes, saved as workspaces, and exported as CSV history. Credentials use the OS keychain or an encrypted-file fallback, with password-protected AES-256-GCM profile exports. RDP and VPN features need system tools, and the editor handles text files up to 5 MB. The project is active development at v0.1.0.