Most of your Programs are added into your system startup automatically after you have install the Program on your Windows 8.1 Computer but there are some of the files and programs that are not added into the System Startup but you use that Programs regularly and you want it to be on a System Startup so that the program will start automatically when your boot your Computer.
So here we will walk through the complete tutorial on how to add your programs or files or folder into your System Startup on your Windows 8.1 or 8. This process of adding the programs into the System Startup was quite simple with the earlier version of the Windows but with the Windows version of Windows 8 and 8.1 it has become quite hard. So to add the Programs and files on your System Start up on Windows 8 & 8.1 you will need to follow the steps below.
{Note: When adding your Programs or Files on your System Startup you should keep in mind that this can slow up your Computer but on the contrast it can save you a huge amount of your time because you will not need to manually open up your Programs and Files every time your boot your Computer}
Add Programs/Files/Folders to System Startup Directory on Your Windows 8 & 8.1:
To add the programs to your Startup tab of your task bar you will need to follow the tips below.
You have to add the Programs into the Startup folder which will startup the programs and files automatically as you boot your Computer so that you will not need to manually open up your program & files every time you boot your Computer.
- First You will need to have the Shortcut of the Program on your Desktop as if shortcut of the program is not enabled in the desktop you will first have to add the Shortcut of the program
- Now you will just need to copy the Shortcut from anywhere possible and Press the Window Key + R to open up the Run dialog box and type “shell:startup” in the Run Dialog box and hit Ok button.
- Now the Startup Directory Folder of your System will open up and you will just need to paste the Program you have copied in the Startup Folder.
- But if you don’t have the Shortcut of your Program in the Desktop then you might first want to create the Shortcut of the Program on the Desktop and to add the Shortcut you will just have to go to the Programs or Files main folder and right click of your mouse on the Program and Click on the Create Shortcut option of the Menu and the shortcut will be created and you can just move the shortcut to your Desktop.
Now the Program/files/folders will be enabled on your System Startup bar and you will not need to manually start off your Programs/files/folders every time you boot your Computer.
Now that you have added the Program on your System Startup directory you will not need to start off the Program manually again and it will just start in self as you boot your Computer but adding the program to Startup will make your Computer to run much slower than the normal speed so you might actually need to remove it from the Startup directory so to remove the Program/files/folders from the System Startup Directory you will just need to follow the tips below.
Remove Programs/Files/Folders From System Startup Dictionary on Your Windows 8:
- First you will need to Press Windows Key + X and click on the “Task Manager” option from the menu or you can just Press Alt+Ctrl+Delete and click on “Task Manager”.
- Now your Task Manager of your Computer will open up and you will have to click on the “Startup” tab of your “Task Manager”.
- Now you will just need to choose the Program and click on the Disable button and the Program will be disabled from the System Startup.
So that is all you will have to clear up to add or delete the Programs, Files or Folders from System Startup Directory on Your Windows 8 & 8.1.
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