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How to Manually Add a Program to Startup on Windows 10 - Micro Center
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p>Looking to get a program to start up with your PC that is not found in your list of Startup programs? This can easily be changed to get that specific program up and running when you start your PC. <p><br></p></p><p>Here is how you add a program to your Windows startup so that it can open as soon as you log in:</p><p>1) <strong>Open the Start Menu</strong>, by clicking the<strong> Start button, </strong>typically found at the lower left corner of the screen, to locate the program you want to add to startup.<p><br></p></p><p>2) <strong>Right click</strong> on the program in the start menu, go to <strong>More</strong> and then select <strong>Show file location</strong>. If you do not see this option, this software cannot be made to run at startup.<p><br></p></p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/11342Image1.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/11342Image1.jpg" alt="Windows Start Menu Program More Show File Location"/> </a> </div> </div> <p><p><br></p></p><p>3) With the folder open, hold down the <strong>Windows key</strong> and press <strong>R</strong> to bring up the <strong>Run window</strong>.<p><br></p></p><p>4) Type <strong>shell:startup</strong> and then choose <strong>OK</strong>.<p><br></p></p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/11342Image2.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/11342Image2.jpg" alt="Run Shell"/> </a> </div> </div> <p><p><br></p></p><p>5) Copy and paste the shortcut for the file location.<p><br></p></p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/11342Image3.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/11342Image3.jpg" alt="Startup CopyPaste"/> </a> </div> </div> <p><p><br></p></p><p>6) Once the shortcut is placed in the folder, you will see it on the Startup tab in Task Manager. By default, it will be enabled to start up now with your PC.<p><br></p></p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/11342Image4.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/11342Image4.jpg" alt="Task Manager"/> </a> </div> </div> <p><p><br></p></p><p>7) That's it. If you wish to remove this from startup, simply click on it and select <strong>Disable</strong>.</p> </article> </main>