diff --git a/users/autostart.rst b/users/autostart.rst index 80bbf87a..30da015b 100644 --- a/users/autostart.rst +++ b/users/autostart.rst @@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/win32/taskschd. #. Click "New...". #. Enter the path to ``syncthing.exe`` in "Program/script:" (for example ``C:\syncthing\syncthing.exe``). - #. Enter ``--no-console --no-browser`` in "Add arguments (optional):" + #. Enter ``--no-browser`` in "Add arguments (optional):" #. Click "OK". |Windows Task Scheduler Actions Screenshot| @@ -171,8 +171,8 @@ opening on start, is relatively easy. |Windows Startup Folder New Shortcut Screenshot| #. Enter the path to ``syncthing.exe`` in "Type the location of the item:" - followed by ``--no-console --no-browser`` (for example ``C:\syncthing\syncthing.exe - --no-console --no-browser``). + into the command ``conhost.exe --headless syncthing.exe --no-browser`` + (for example ``conhost.exe --headless C:\syncthing\syncthing.exe --no-browser``). |Windows Startup Folder Create Shortcut Screenshot| @@ -184,6 +184,13 @@ user account in Windows. No console or browser window will pop-up, but you can still access the interface by opening http://localhost:8384 in a Web browser. +.. note:: + + It used to be possible to start Syncthing with its console window hidden by + using the `--no-console` option. However, this method no longer works in + newer versions of Windows that have Windows Terminal set as their default + shell. For this reason, using `--no-console` is no longer recommended here. + .. _autostart-windows-tools: Install and run using third-party tools diff --git a/users/windows-nssm-config.png b/users/windows-nssm-config.png index ab476402..bcaff2e1 100644 Binary files a/users/windows-nssm-config.png and b/users/windows-nssm-config.png differ diff --git a/users/windows-startup-createshortcut.png b/users/windows-startup-createshortcut.png index 6d02bf8c..dde24a30 100644 Binary files a/users/windows-startup-createshortcut.png and b/users/windows-startup-createshortcut.png differ diff --git a/users/windows-taskschd-actions.png b/users/windows-taskschd-actions.png index 900353c9..5a950b14 100644 Binary files a/users/windows-taskschd-actions.png and b/users/windows-taskschd-actions.png differ