Run Batch File On Start-up

Question

Is there a way to start multiple programs in a batch file on system start-up  In addition to that  in that batch file  I would like to be able to say  Once I execute a program  wait until that program completely loads  and execute the next listed program   Any help would be appreciated

User · Answer

RunOnce

RunOnce is an option and have a few keys that can be used for pointing a command to start on startup (depending if it concerns a user or the whole system):

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce

setting the value:

reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce" /v MyBat /D "!C:\mybat.bat"

With setting and exclamation mark at the beginning and if the script exist with a value different than 0 the registry key wont be deleted and the script will be executed every time on startup

SCHTASKS

You can use SCHTASKS and a triggering event:

SCHTASKS /Create /SC ONEVENT /MO ONLOGON /TN ON_LOGON /tr "c:\some.bat"

or

SCHTASKS /Create /SC ONEVENT /MO ONSTART/TN ON_START /tr "c:\some.bat"

Startup Folder

You also have two startup folders - one for the current user and one global. There you can copy your scripts (or shortcuts) in order to start a file on startup

::the global one
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp
::for the current user
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

User · Answer

To start the batch file at the start of your system  you can also use a registry key   HKEY LOCAL MACHINE SOFTWARE Microsoft Windows CurrentVersion Run  Here you can create a string  As name you can choose anything and the data is the full path to your file   There is also the registry key   HKEY LOCAL MACHINE SOFTWARE Microsoft Windows CurrentVersion RunOnce  to run something at only the next start of your system

User · Answer

Go to Run  WINDOWS   R  and  Type shell startup  paste your  bat file there

User · Answer

To run a batch file at start up  start    all programs    right-click startup    open    right click batch file    create shortcut    drag shortcut to startup folder   The path to the folder is    D C   Profiles  User    AppData Roaming Micro  soft Windows Start Menu Programs Startu  p

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There are a few ways to run a batch file on start up  The one I usually use is through task scheduler  If you press the windows key then type task scheduler it will come up as an option  or find through administerative tools    When you create a new task you can chose from trigger options such as  At log on  for a specific user  on workstation unlock etc  Then in actions you select start a program and put the full path to your batch script  there is also an option to put any command line args required    Here is a an example script to launch Stack Overflow in Firefox    echo off  title Auto launch Stack Overflow   start firefox http   stackoverflow com questions tagged python or sql or sqlite or plsql or oracle or windows-7 or cmd or excel or access or vba or excel-vba or access-vba sort newest  REM Optional - I tend to log these sorts of events so that you can see what has happened afterwards echo  date   time    computername   gt  gt   logs  StackOverflowAuto csv  exit

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Another option would be to run the batch file as a service  and set the startup of the service to  Automatic  or  Automatic  Delayed Start    Check this question for more information on how to do it  personally I like NSSM the most

User · Answer

If your Windows language is different from English  you can launch the Task Scheduler by    Press Windows X Select your language translation of  Computer Management  Follow the instruction in the answer provided by prankin

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I had the same issue in Win7 regarding running a script   bat  at startup  When the computer boots vs when someone logs in  that would modify the network parameters using netsh  What ended up working for me was the following    Log in with an Administrator account Click on start and type    Task Scheduler    and hit return Click on    Task Scheduler Library    Click on    Create New Task    on the right hand side of the screen and set the parameters as follows   a  Set the user account to SYSTEM  b  Choose  Run with highest privileges   c  Choose the OS for Windows7 Click on    Triggers    tab and then click on    New       Choose    At Startup    from the drop down menu  click Enabled and hit OK Click on the    Actions tab    and then click on    New       If you are running a  bat file use cmd as the program the put   c   bat In the Add arguments field Click on    OK    then on    OK    on the create task panel and it will now be scheduled  Add the  bat script to the place specified in your task event  Enjoy

[batch-file] Run Batch File On Start-up

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