Well, Windows 8 has no Start Menu any more and the startup folder has disappeared also.
Where can I find that folder? Or is there a new way with Metro?
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It can be found here:
C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startupor easier to access with this command in the Run Win+R prompt:
shell:startupHere are even more explanations of how accessing/viewing the startup folder.
4Try the below steps to add startup programs in Windows 8:
Open the Run command by typing Win+R
Type in the command as
%APPDATA%then press Enter. This should take you toC:\Users\[you]\AppData\Roaming.Go to
\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup. The full path should look like:C:\Users\[you]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup.
Note: You can easily skip steps 2 and 3 by simply typing the command shell:Startup at the Run command instead of %APPDATA%
- Now add any shortcut which you wanted to add in for the startup applications. You can do it by simply copying the existing shortcut and placing it here. Or Right-click | New | Create Shortcut and you can browse to the wanted program to add a shortcut to it here
After forgetting the shell:startup command a few times (and doing a cleanup which wiped the history from the run prompt)...
- Run
shell:startup - Go up one level to
%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs - Right-click on the
Startupfolder - Click 'Pin to Start'
Then it's just Win+'Startup' and the search should find it for you next time you forget.
Ta-da - 10 seconds saved off your life.
The user specific startup folder can be access with shell:startup
The all users version can be accessed with shell:common startup
This can be entered in an Explorer address bar or the Run box.
