Autoruns 64 — Vs Autoruns 64a

Usually, nothing disastrous. If you run autoruns.exe (32-bit) on a 64-bit system, it will often detect the environment and attempt to relaunch the 64-bit version for you. However, running an x64 app on an ARM system (or vice versa) might result in an error message or poor performance due to emulation layers. Pro-Tips for Using Autoruns

Use autoruns64.exe . The ARM64 build on x64 Windows – you’ll get an “invalid Win32 application” error. autoruns 64 vs autoruns 64a

While ARM-based Windows devices can often emulate x86 or x64 software, running the native ARM version is more efficient and ensures the tool correctly reads architecture-specific startup locations. Usually, nothing disastrous

If you run the wrong version:

: This version of Autoruns is similar to autoruns64 , but it has an additional feature. The "a" in autoruns64a stands for "alternate," and this version displays registry entries and file paths with their Wow6432Node redirected view. This essentially means that if you're looking at a 32-bit application running on a 64-bit system (which is common), autoruns64a will show you the registry entries as they appear to the 32-bit application. Pro-Tips for Using Autoruns Use autoruns64