Dependencies
| Assembly | Version |
|---|---|
| .NET | 4.8 |
- A helper utility that can launch an application on startup and then close it.
- There are 3 config settings that can be adjusted in the
Settings.xmlfile:LaunchPath- The full path of the process to startProcessToKill- The process name to kill once startedDelaySeconds- How long to wait for the app to start (in seconds)
- An example would be the GCC application for AERO graphic cards to apply settings that are not remembered from last session.
- Full path:
C:\Program Files\GIGABYTE\Control Center\LaunchGCC.exe
- Full path:
- Your first time running use the
--task trueswitch to add it to Window's TaskScheduler.- The app will automatically check if the task exists and if not, it will create it for you.
- Equivalent to:
schtasks /create /tn "YourAppName AutoStart" /sc onlogon /tr "C:\Path\To\Application.exe" /rl highest /ru "%USERNAME%" /f
- Equivalent to:
- The app will automatically check if the task exists and if not, it will create it for you.
- To remove the task just run again with
--task false. - I've also included a helpful
ScheduledTaskHelperclass that can be used to create a scheduled task to run any application on startup. - If you do not wish to use the Window's TaskScheduler, you could add the full app path to the registry under
\HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run.
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- This application was compiled and tested using VisualStudio 2022 on Windows 10/11 versions 22H2, 21H2, 21H1 and 25H2.