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xRobot
xRobot

Reputation: 26565

How to run the application at windows startup without touch the Registry?

In my Windows 7, some applications run automatically at startup but in in the Run key of the registry there is nothing about these applications. So I would to know How to run the application at windows startup without touch the Registry.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1739

Answers (4)

Patrick
Patrick

Reputation: 23629

Download the Microsoft (formerly SysInternals) utility AUTORUNS (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902). This will give you an overview of every place where an application can 'register' itself for automatic startup.

Upvotes: 1

spender
spender

Reputation: 120538

Here's a non-exhaustive list of ways on might run something at startup:

  • HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
  • HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run (for 64bit Windows)
  • HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
  • Install a service
  • Schedule a task (seems quite trendy... Google Updater does this, look here: %SystemRoot%\system32\taskschd.msc /s)
  • Startup folder

Upvotes: 3

Disposer
Disposer

Reputation: 769

There is "Startup" section in Start->All Programs->Startup. You can put any batch script or exe.

Upvotes: 1

LolaRun
LolaRun

Reputation: 5686

you can put a shortcut of the application in %userprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\startup folder

Upvotes: 1

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