AMD Catalyst (formerly named ATI Catalyst) is a device driver and utility software package for ATI/AMD line of video cards. Catalyst driver packages included the Catalyst Control Center for manipulating many of the hardware's functions, such as 3D settings, monitor controls and video options.
Hi Mark,Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.From your description, it appears that you want information about Catalyst Control Center Launcher and also want to know if it needs to be enabled at start up.Which operating system are you using?I will be glad to assist you. Catalyst Control Center Launcher is a part of ATI Catalyst Control Center and it is related to your graphics card. To change settings for your graphic card you need this application.If you want to disable it from the start up, perform clean boot, uncheck the ATI Catalyst Control Center from start up tab.To do this, follow steps from this link:NOTE: After checking the functionality in clean boot, follow the suggestions under“How to reset the computer to start as usual after troubleshooting with clean boot”.For any Windows related issues please feel free to contact us and we will be glad to help.