Enable .exe to run at startup

"Add a Link to the Startup Folder

Click the Windows ""Start"" button and
select ""All Programs."" Right-click the
""Startup"" folder in the menu and
select ""Open All Users."" This option
opens the folder for all users on the
computer. Choose ""Explore"" to open the
folder for the currently logged-in
user only.

Right-click the folder or file you
want started when the computer boots.
Select ""Copy Shortcut"" from the menu.

Right-click any white space in the
""Startup"" folder opened in Step 1.
Select ""Paste"" from the menu list. The
program will now open the next time
you start the computer.

Change Current Startup Programs

Click the Windows ""Start"" button and
type ""msconfig"" in the search textbox.
This opens the System Configuration
console.

Click the ""Startup"" tab. This gives
you a view of all the programs
installed as a startup option on your
computer.

Check boxes of the applications you
want to start when you boot the
computer. For programs you no longer
want to start, clear the checkbox.

Click ""Apply"" and close the
configuration window. A popup window
asks if you want to reboot the
computer. Click ""Restart"" to reboot
the computer and save the changes.

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