WinRT - Start an application on Windows boot?

Question

I'm working on a Metro style application in the new WinRT (.NET 4.5) framework for Windows 8, and I was wondering if it would be possible somehow for an application (through the registry or some other means) to register itself to start up when Windows starts as well.

I haven't been able to find anything about this anywhere else, only for Windows 7 or below, with normal-style applications.

Answer 1

There is no way to make a Metro style application launch at boot. The user will have to invoke the application from the start screen. Metro style applications cannot be services and so launching them at boot time doesn't seem like the right approach any more than launching Microsoft Word or Adobe Photoshop at boot time would be.