How to make an exe start at the Windows Startup [duplicate]

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How to put exe file in windows Startup

Suppose I have built an application in C#, Once I install it, I want it to run in the background whenever windows starts up,or you can say a user logs in to his windows account. Is there any way I can do that? Except writing a windows service?

The application basically shows messages when a certain event is triggered Thanks

Answer 1

Add to shortcut to Windows start-up folder:

Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Startup) 

Or add to registry, something like this:

RegistryKey add = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey("SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Run", true); add.SetValue("Your App Name", "\"" + Application.ExecutablePath.ToString() + "\""); 

You can change CurrentUser to LocalMachine if you want it to run with every user. Thanks to Aidiakapi.

Answer 2

This can be done using the windows registry. I recomend you to check this registry keys.

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServicesOnce
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx