{"id":530277,"date":"2022-12-22T12:04:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-22T09:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-add-a-program-to-startup-in-windows-10-or-11\/"},"modified":"2025-03-25T12:30:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T09:30:27","slug":"how-to-add-a-program-to-startup-in-windows-10-or-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-add-a-program-to-startup-in-windows-10-or-11\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Add a Program to Startup in Windows 10 or 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e6ac0996c5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e6ac0996c5\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-add-a-program-to-startup-in-windows-10-or-11\/#Check_the_Apps_Settings_to_Change_Startup_Options\" >Check the App&#8217;s Settings to Change Startup Options<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-add-a-program-to-startup-in-windows-10-or-11\/#Step_One_Open_the_Windows_Startup_Folder\" >Step One: Open the Windows Startup Folder<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-add-a-program-to-startup-in-windows-10-or-11\/#Step_Two_Create_a_Shortcut_in_the_%E2%80%9CStartup%E2%80%9D_Folder_to_Add_a_Program_to_Startup\" >Step Two: Create a Shortcut in the &#8220;Startup&#8221; Folder to Add a Program to Startup<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-add-a-program-to-startup-in-windows-10-or-11\/#How_to_Make_Startup_Programs_Load_Faster\" >How to Make Startup Programs Load Faster<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-add-a-program-to-startup-in-windows-10-or-11\/#Alternative_Method_for_Power_Users_Use_Task_Scheduler_for_More_Control\" >Alternative Method for Power Users: Use Task Scheduler for More Control<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some Windows <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>s configure themselves to automatically start whenever Windows boots. But you can make any app, file, or folder start with Windows by adding it to the\u00a0Windows &#8220;Startup&#8221; folder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"check-the-app-39-s-settings-to-change-startup-options\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Check_the_Apps_Settings_to_Change_Startup_Options\"><\/span>Check the App&#8217;s Settings to Change Startup Options<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many apps have an option built in to their settings that let you determine whether or not they&#8217;ll automatically launch when you boot up your PC. Unfortunately, we can&#8217;t tell you &#8220;look here!&#8221; because the location varies wildly between apps. However, if the setting exists, that is typically the quickest way to control an app&#8217;s startup behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Very often you&#8217;ll be prompted to set an app&#8217;s startup behavior during setup.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Keep in mind that the more programs you start on boot, the longer the startup process will appear to take. If there are any apps you don&#8217;t want to start on boot, you can\u00a0disable certain startup programs\u00a0too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-one-open-the-windows-startup-folder\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_One_Open_the_Windows_Startup_Folder\"><\/span>Step One: Open the Windows Startup Folder<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Startup&#8221; is a hidden system folder that you can navigate to in File Explorer (provided you&#8217;re\u00a0showing hidden files). Technically, it&#8217;s located in\u00a0<code>\"%APPDATA%\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs\\Startup\"<\/code>, but you don&#8217;t need to open up File Explorer and start browsing&#8212;there&#8217;s a much easier way to get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can\u00a0open many of Windows&#8217; hidden and special folders directly using the &#8220;shell&#8221; command\u00a0if you know the folders&#8217; names. And you can launch the &#8220;shell&#8221; command right from the &#8220;Run&#8221; dialog box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To open the &#8220;Startup&#8221; folder the easy way, just hit Windows+R to open the &#8220;Run&#8221; box, type &#8220;shell:startup,&#8221; and then press Enter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wsa_1.png\" alt=\"wsa_1\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This will open a File Explorer window right to the &#8220;Startup&#8221; folder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wsa_2.png\" alt=\"wsa_2\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go ahead and leave that window open, because we&#8217;re going to be working with it in the next section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-two-create-a-shortcut-in-the-quot-startup-quot-folder-to-add-a-program-to-startup\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_Two_Create_a_Shortcut_in_the_%E2%80%9CStartup%E2%80%9D_Folder_to_Add_a_Program_to_Startup\"><\/span>Step Two: Create a Shortcut in the &#8220;Startup&#8221; Folder to Add a Program to Startup<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To make an app, file, or folder start with Windows, all you have to do is create a shortcut to the item inside the &#8220;Startup&#8221; folder. We&#8217;re going to be working with a handy little app named&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brianapps.net\/sizer4\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sizer<\/a>&nbsp;as our example, but this technique applies no matter what you&#8217;re creating a shortcut to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First, locate the item to which you want create your shortcut. Just open a second File Explorer window and find the executable, file, or folder you want to start at boot. There are different ways to create shortcuts in Windows, but we&#8217;re fans of the super quick right-drag method: hold your right mouse button down and drag the item you want to create the shortcut for to the &#8220;Startup&#8221;folder. When you release the button, a popup menu with a few options appears. Click &#8220;Create shortcut here.&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/premium\/?ref=ad_removal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wsa_3.png\" alt=\"wsa_3\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s all you have to do. You&#8217;ll now see a shortcut to your item in the &#8220;Startup&#8221; folder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wsa_4.png\" alt=\"wsa_4\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next time you start Windows, your app, file, or folder will launch right along with it. This method even works for\u00a0launching Windows Store Apps at startup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-make-startup-programs-load-faster\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Make_Startup_Programs_Load_Faster\"><\/span>How to Make Startup Programs Load Faster<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you&#8217;re using Windows 10 or 11, there&#8217;s a\u00a0delay before your startup programs actually start to launch, which is probably there to help everything feel like it&#8217;s functional earlier in the startup process and allow for all of the internal Windows features to fully start running. But if you&#8217;ve got a really fast PC, you might not need to bother with that delay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can remove the delay by opening up Registry Editor and browsing down to the following key:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once there, create a key named Serialize, and then a new 32-bit DWORD called &#8220;<code>StartupDelayInMSec\"<\/code>&nbsp;underneath it with the value set to 0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-value-data-0.png\" alt=\"Set the Value Data to &quot;0&quot;.\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or you could just head over to our article on\u00a0removing the Windows 10 startup delay\u00a0and grab the registry hack files that automate it for you. Up to you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"alternative-method-for-power-users-use-task-scheduler-for-more-control\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Alternative_Method_for_Power_Users_Use_Task_Scheduler_for_More_Control\"><\/span>Alternative Method for Power Users: Use Task Scheduler for More Control<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While we certainly would recommend simply using the shell:startup trick, you can also\u00a0use Task Scheduler to run processes at system startup, when you log on, during idle times, or even when you lock or unlock your screen. It&#8217;s an incredibly powerful tool for more advanced users who want to automate their computer to do things like\u00a0creating System Restore Points at startup\u00a0or\u00a0automatically waking up at a certain time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To launch a program at Startup using Task Scheduler, you can open up Task Scheduler using the Start menu search box, go to Action and then Create Basic Task, and follow the prompts. You should actually use the &#8220;Log on&#8221; option if you&#8217;re trying to run a regular program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.howtogeekimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/clip_image0108.png\" alt=\"Task Scheduler Basic Task Trigger\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Task Scheduler is a pretty useful tool if you want to fine-tune startup behaviors, and\u00a0using it isn&#8217;t really that difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Related article\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.achievable.me\/tech\/add-programs-files-to-startup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to add programs, files, and folders to startup<\/a> on Windows 10 or 11<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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