Startup

Startup is a small utility, to automate the start of non-service processes on Windows Server. It provides a little bit more control over the Startup folder of one user account.

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Version 2.0.0.2 Release

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This tool is only compatible with Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016. Make sure, you are at least on Version 1607 of Windows.

Installation

1. Place the _Bin folder anywhere on your hard drive.

2. Move the Config folder to a desired location.

3. Create a link to the _Bin/startup.exe in the startup folder of the appropriate user account. (To go to the startup folder of the current user, type shell:startup in the address bar and hit Enter.)

4. Open and edit the _Bin/Startup.exe.config file to match your needs. Make sure the path to your Config folder is set correctly.

5. To allow the desired user account to login by itself, you can use the tool Autologon form Sysinternals. Download: Autologon - Windows Sysinternals

   1. Download and open the tool Autologon
   2. Enter the name and password of the desired user account
   3. Click on Enable

   To disable auto login, run the tool again and Click on Disable.

Usage

Place a link in the Config folder for any service to start on login. Rename each link to match the following format:

<Index>.<Group> - <Name> e.g: 1.0 - MyService

See Config/Readme.txt for more information.

License

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2018 MrX13415

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

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