Windows 11 Add To Startup [updated]

Leo rolled his eyes with the theatrical grace of a sixteen-year-old who had explained this to three relatives already. “Yeah, Aunt Sophia. Windows 11 has a whole folder for it. Or you can do it from Settings. Want me to show you?”

A folder popped open—empty, except for a shortcut Leo quickly made by right-clicking → New → Shortcut. He browsed to C:\Program Files\WindowsApps (which was hidden and messy), but for normal apps like Firefox, he just found firefox.exe in C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox , created a shortcut, and dragged it into that folder. windows 11 add to startup

The simplest way to manage apps that already have built-in startup support is through the Windows Settings app . Open (press Win + I ). Go to Apps > Startup . Leo rolled his eyes with the theatrical grace

Sophia spun around. “Startup? Like, they open themselves ?” Or you can do it from Settings

This method works for almost any program, file, or script. It involves placing a shortcut directly into a specific Windows folder.

“Turn off the junk,” Leo advised. “Then scroll down. See this? ‘Add an app to startup’ isn’t directly here, though—that’s the trick. For most apps, you just open the app itself, go to its settings, and look for ‘Open at login’ or ‘Start with Windows’.”

She opened Spotify, clicked her profile → Settings, and sure enough, there it was: a dropdown. She set it to “Yes.”