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(Batch) Autostarting programs on login - Mark - 22-05-2010 Making programs auto start when you log in DISCLAIMER: This tutorial is for educational purposes only, please do not practice this on equipment you do not own. STEP ONE: Dependant on your operating system, the location of the start up folder will be different. To find the start up folder, open run from the windows menu (Press Win+R) type "%userprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup" without the quotes then press OK. STEP TWO: A folder should then open, this is your start up folder - anything you put in to this folder will run as soon as you log in. STEP THREE: There are two ways to put programs / files in to the folder, the easiest way would be to drag and drop them. The second way is to create a simple batch script that'll do it for you. Here is an example of a script that can be used. The code: cd "%userprofile%\Desktop" copy test.bat "%userprofile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup" del %0 What it does: The first line: "cd" tells windows that it's looking for a directory. We then tell it what directory to use. The second line: This copys test.bat and puts it into the start up folder. The last line: This deletes the file once it has been copied. STEP FOUR: To make your own batch file: open up notepad and type: cd "directory the file is in" copy file name "directory to copy to" del %0 Then go to File > Save As... File name: anything.bat Save as type: All Files Encoding: ANSI STEP FIVE: Some useful programs to auto run; Notepad "start notepad.exe" Internet explorer: "start iexplore.exe" Firefox: "start firefox.exe" I hope this has helped.