How can I automatically start application at booting

Question

I'm using Qt.

I could not find the function or class to start application at booting time.

In windows, for example, add register to HKMU/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Run.

I wanna know the function/class like above example.

Answer 1

You can use QSettings in order to set a value at Windows Registry.

QSettings settings("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Run",
                    QSettings::NativeFormat);

and then use the setValue function.

However this will work only in Windows so it is better to use an #ifdef before calling it.

Answer 2

The only thing I can think of is the QtService framework. It is available for all the major platforms (look here). It might not be exactly what you were looking for but it may help.

It is also important to mention that a Windows service has no direct access to the graphical interface. This means that if the application is graphical, you'll probably have to redesign it.