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You may need to run a batch file to configure devices, delete or copy files, or perform other tasks each time the computer loads to help it run more efficiently or allow a device to run. Below are steps on how to make any batch file run each time you boot into Windows.
NoteIf there are two or more user accounts on the computer, the batch file will be run after a user account is selected and that user logs in to Windows.
Run a batch file at loading of Windows 8 and 10
- Create a shortcut to the batch file.
- Once the shortcut is created, right-click the shortcut file and select Cut.
- Press Start, type Run, and press Enter.
- In the Run window, type shell:startup to open the Startup folder.
- Once the Startup folder is opened, click the Home tab at the top of the folder and select Paste to paste the shortcut file into the Startup folder.
Run a batch file at loading of Windows 98, XP, NT, 2000, Vista, and 7
- Create a shortcut to the batch file.
- Once the shortcut is created, right-click the shortcut file and select Cut.
- Click Start, then Programs or All Programs. Find the Startup folder and right-click that folder, then select Open.
- Once the Startup folder is opened, click Edit in the menu bar, then Paste to paste the shortcut file into the Startup folder. If you do not see the menu bar, press the Alt key to make the menu bar visible.
Any shortcuts in the Startup folder will automatically run each time the user logs in to Windows.
Run a batch file at loading of Windows 95, 3.x, and MS-DOS
The autoexec.bat file is in the root directory of the C: drive (C:autoexec.bat). Place a line in your autoexec.bat that calls the batch file each time you want to boot the computer, as shown below.
In the example above, each time your computer starts and processes the autoexec.bat file, it runs the batch file myfile.bat.
NoteThe autoexec.bat is only available with early versions of Windows and is not available or used in any version of Windows after Windows XP.
Additional information
- See our batch file and startup folder for further information and related links.
Some Windows apps configure themselves to automatically start whenever Windows boots. But you can make any app, file, or folder start with Windows by adding it to the Windows “Startup” folder.
- Press Windows+R to open the “Run” dialog box.
- Type “shell:startup” and then hit Enter to open the “Startup” folder.
- Create a shortcut in the “Startup” folder to any file, folder, or app’s executable file. It will open on startup the next time you boot.
Some apps already have a bulit-in setting for this, but if they don’t, this method is what you want. You can also make any file or folder open when Windows starts—just in case there’s something you find yourself using regularly. All you have to do is create a shortcut to whatever you want to start in a special “Startup” folder—one of Windows’ hidden system folders. This technique will work with just about any version of Windows from Vista on up through Windows 7, 8, and 10.
Startup Folder Location
Note also, though, that the more programs you start on boot, the longer the startup process will appear to take. If there are any apps you don’t want to start on boot, you can disable certain startup programs too.
Step One: Open the Windows Startup Folder
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Windows 10 Startup Folder Run
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“Startup” is a hidden system folder that you can navigate to in File Explorer (provided you’re showing hidden files). Technically, it’s located in
%APPDATA%MicrosoftWindowsStart MenuProgramsStartup
, but you don’t need to open up File Explorer and start browsing—there’s a much easier way to get there.You can open many of Windows’ hidden and special folders directly using the “shell” command if you know the folders’ names. And you can launch the “shell” command right from the “Run” dialog box.
To open the “Startup” folder the easy way, just hit Windows+R to open the “Run” box, type “shell:startup,” and then press Enter.
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This will open a File Explorer window right to the “Startup” folder.
Go ahead and leave that window open, because we’re going to be working with in the next section.
Step Two: Create a Shortcut in the “Startup” Folder
To make an app, file, or folder start with Windows, all you have to do is create a shortcut to the item inside the “Startup” folder. We’re going to be working with a handy little app named Sizer as our example, but this technique applies no matter what you’re creating a shortcut to.
First, locate the item to which you want create your shortcut. Just open a second File Explorer window and find the executable, file, or folder you want to start at boot. There are different ways to create shortcuts in Windows, but we’re fans of the super quick right-drag method: hold your right mouse button down and drag the item you want to create the shortcut for to the “Startup”folder. When you release the button, a popup menu with a few options appears. Click “Create shortcut here.”
That’s all you have to do. You’ll now see a shortcut to your item in the “Startup” folder.
The next time you start Windows, your app, file, or folder will launch right along with it.
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