How to Add a Program to Startup in Windows 10

In Windows XP and Windows 7, you can find startup folder easily from Start menu, but Windows 10, the startup folder seems to be hidden. In this article, I will share you some easy ways to open Startup folder and add your favorite Program(s) to Startup in Windows 10. You may want to add applications, documents or folders to startup so they will automatically launch or open whenever you boot the computer.

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How to Add a Program to Startup in Windows 10[/caption]

Windows 10 Startup folder location

Windows 10 has many startup folders, one for all user and each user has a separate startup folder. If you do not share the computer for anyone else then you can add to Startup folder of All User or add to Startup folder of your personal folder (it will work the same). But if you share you computer with other users, you should only add to your "personal Startup folder".

- Add programs to your personal Startup folder : These programs will automatically launch only when you login the computer

- Add programs to the Startup folder of All User: These programs will automatically launch when any users login the computer.

To access to the Startup folder in Windows 10, you can follow one of two below ways:

1. Use Run command:

- Open Run dialog by press combined keys: Windows + R (Find more shortcut in Windows 10 here)
- Type or paste the below command then press Enter.

For you only: shell:startup
For All User: shell:Common Startup

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Now you can see the Startup folder in your Windows. You can also replace the command above by the exact Startup folder location here:

For you only: "%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup"
For All User: %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp

2. Use Windows Explorer

Another alternative way to open Startup folder in Windows 10 is to paste this path into the Address Bar:

For you only: "%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup"

For All User: %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp