Controlling startup programs differs little in different versions of the Windows operating system. The procedure for adding the selected application to autorun can be performed by the user without involving additional software.
Instructions
Step 1
Call the main system menu by clicking the "Start" button, and go to the "All Programs" item. Expand the "Startup" link. Start the Windows Explorer application and locate the executable file of the program to be added to startup. Call the context menu of the found file by clicking the right mouse button and select the "Create shortcut" command. Create a copy of this shortcut in your Startup folder.
Step 2
Another way to accomplish the same action is to enter the shell: startup command in the text field of the search bar in the main menu of the system. Confirm the execution of the command by pressing the function key Enter, and in the same way create a copy of the shortcut of the required program.
Step 3
Return to the main Start menu to use an alternative method of adding the selected program to startup. Type msconfig in the search bar and confirm launching the utility by pressing the Enter function key. Go to the Startup tab of the dialog box that opens and use the Add command. Specify the required program and confirm the saving of the changes made by clicking the OK button.
Step 4
Return to the main Start menu again to apply another method of adding the required application to autorun and go to the Run dialog. Type regedit in the "Open" line and confirm the launch of the registry editor utility by clicking the OK button. Expand the: - HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun - if necessary, change the current user configuration; - HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRunOnce - if necessary, change the current single user configuration; - HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun - to change the configuration of all users; - HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRunOnce - for a single configuration change all polzovateleyi make the necessary changes. Reboot your system to apply these changes.
