Auto Start Program
Easy method
- Make shortcut to the application's exe by right click > Send to > Desktop (create shortcut)
- Press Win+R and type
shell:startup
then press enter
(optional) you can use%programdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp\
if above dir doesn't work - Move the shortcut from desktop to this folder called Startup
- Restart computer to make sure the program now automatically runs on startup.
Note: Any program / file that requires administrative rights may not automatically launch this way.
Registry Method
- Open Registry Editor (Win+R to open Run, then type regedit & Press Enter)
- Navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
- In the right panel, right click in empty space to create new file: New > String Value
- After naming the new file, right click on it and select Modify, and this is where you paste the file path of the program.
- Restart computer to make sure the program now automatically runs on startup.
Note: Any program / file that requires administrative rights may not automatically launch this way and will ask you for permissions.
Follow this guide for auto-starting program that requires administrative rights.