

That's it! Let me know if this guide has helped you by leaving your comment about your experience. * Note: If after applying the above steps, the desired program not launching at Windows startup, read this tutorial. Close the Registry Editor and restart your PC to apply the change. Now double click at the newly created value and at the Value data box, Paste (CRL + V) the copied path from the clipboard. If you want to run the Microsoft Word at startup (as in this example), type "Word".)ĥ. Name the new value with the name of the program you want to run. At the right pane, right-click at an empty space and choose New > String Value.Ĥ. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Runģ.HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunĬase B:If you want to start the program at every user on the PC, navigate to this location:.
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If you want to start the program only at the current user, navigate to this registry location: Now, depending on your wish, go to the corresponding registry location, as listed below:Ĭase A. Type regedit and press Enter to open Registry Editor.Ģ. Simultaneously press the Win + R keys to open the run command box.Ģ. If you want to run at startup, a program that needs administrative privileges to run, follow the instructions in this tutorial.ġ. * Note: This is the usual method to run any program at Windows startup (by using registry), but applies only to programs that does not need administrative privileges in order to run. Highlight and Copy (CTRL + C) the Target path. Right-click on the program shortcut and select Properties.ģ. Create a shortcut of the program that you want to run at startup on your desktop (if you haven't done this already).Ģ. Find and Copy the Path of the Program that you want to run at Startup.ġ. How to Add a Startup Program in Registry on Windows 10/8/7 OS.


In a previous article I showed you how to add any program to Windows 10 startup by placing the program in the Windows Startup folder.
