Type one of the following in the box and press Enter or click “OK. You’ll see a list of the programs configured to start up when you sign in. If you don’t see the Startup option in your Settings app, you haven’t installed the update yet. This feature was added in Windows 10’s April 2018 Update.
To get started, use the Windows + R keyboard shortcut to open the Run menu. To manage your startup programs, head to Settings > Apps > Startup. In general, you’ll want to put shortcuts in this folder, not EXE files. Programs that are put in these folders will launch when the PC is started. One is for determining the apps that start up on your personal account, the other is for all users. There are two locations you’ll need to know to find the “Startup” folder. RELATED: How to Manage Startup Programs in Windows 10's Settings App How to Open the Startup Folder It works well and shows some apps that won’t appear in the Startup folders, but you can still access them.įor example, if you want to make an application start every time you sign into your computer, you can add a shortcut to it to the Startup folder. To stop apps from starting when you sign in, you should probably use the Startup Apps screen in Windows 10’s Settings app. This is where you can toggle on or off apps that want to run at startup.
