How to run a compiled script at Windows Startup

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How to run a compiled script at Windows Startup

Post by Rain » Thu Sep 19, 2013 11:50 pm

This example will run a compiled script at Windows Startup without moving a shortcut to the exe to the startup folder by adding a registry entry. It can be removed by deleting the registry entry.

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//This will run an exe at windows startup by adding a registry entry
Let>ExeName=My App
Let>PathToExe=C:\My Exe.exe
RegistryWriteKey>HKEY_CURRENT_USER,Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run,%ExeName%,%PathToExe%


//This will stop running an exe at windows startup by deleting the registry entry
Let>ExeName=My App
RegistryDelVal>HKEY_CURRENT_USER,Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run,%ExeName%

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