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Auto Start Program

Easy method

  1. Make shortcut to the application's exe by right click > Send to > Desktop (create shortcut)
  2. 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
  3. Move the shortcut from desktop to this folder called Startup
  4. 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

  1. Open Registry Editor (Win+R to open Run, then type regedit & Press Enter)
  2. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
  3. In the right panel, right click in empty space to create new file: New > String Value
  4. After naming the new file, right click on it and select Modify, and this is where you paste the file path of the program.
  5. 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.

Using AutoStarter X4

Using HiBit Startup Manager

Using Startup Sentinel

Using Autorun Organizer

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Pub: 03 Nov 2020 10:38 UTC
Edit: 06 Jan 2022 17:56 UTC
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