Selective startup with Windows startup configurations

Chameleon Startup Manager is a startup manager (system configuration utility replacement) that enables the full customization of startup programs, including startup order change, startup delay and much more.

Chameleon Startup Manager will help with the following options if you need a selective startup at Windows startup (ie to run different startup programs for work, games, etc), or if you want to use startup repair.

Any number of Windows startup configs can be created and loaded at Windows startup or applied 'on-the-fly' without restarting Windows.

There are three ways to configure a selective startup:
The Windows startup configuration selection dialog box is displayed at Windows startup.
If only one windows startup config is usually required, this can be loaded by default. The configuration selection dialog box can be displayed by holding down the Ctrl key at Windows startup.
Nothing will load as an option will be available later to select the necessary Windows startup config from the menu in the system tray.

Chameleon Startup Manager also keeps the history of changes in Windows startup configurations, which enables use of the startup repair if any changes are made by mistake.

More details can be found here.

Current version: 4.0.0.914
Platform: Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/8.1/10/x64 Edition
Language: English, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian, Czech, Portuguese, Dutch, French, Slovak, Ukrainian, Hindi, Polish, Serbian, Chinese

The main features of the program are:

  Free Pro
Most of the new features
Applying configurations 'on-the-fly' without restarting Windows
Necessary programs can be run and unnecessary programs closed using one button without reloading Windows
Automatic delayed program launch
Each program is launched in sequence after the previous one finishes starting
Individual launch settings, delays, and order depending on the day and time
Working in Windows Vista/7/8 without UAC prompts
You can start programs with administrator permissions without confirming the privileges
Change startup profiles for all Windows users
Possibility to restore all changes
Automatically save the history of changes in configurations and for each program
Monitor real time changes in the startup list
There is immediate notification of added (or removed) startup programs
Change startup order by specifying a startup delay
It can be changed visually or by using the wizard
Possibility to сancel any changes (preserve the system state or for each program)
Any removal, addition or change in the program settings will be cancelled
Many launch parameters
Internet connection, specified time, closing after a delay, etc.
Select the startup configuration at Windows start-up
During Windows startup, it is possible to select the programs to be launched by selecting one of the Windows startup configs saved earlier (eg, for the Internet, for games, etc)
Start programs after another program is launched (also with a delay option)
Selecting on what days should programs be run
Many launch conditions
Run if the computer is connected to the Internet, not more than once within the specified time interval, if the computer is idle, etc.
Setting the startup priority
Black list
Just disable the program once and it will no longer add itself to the startup list
Support for Services and Task Scheduler
Startup configurations management
Any number of Windows startup configs can be created and loaded if necessary

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