Starting Outlook automatically in Windows 10
Solution 1:
You should be able to add a shortcut to Outlook in the Startup folder. To open the Startup folder:
Using the Run dialog:
- Bring up Run dialog Win+R
- Type
shell:startup
Copy the shortcut to Outlook to the Startup folder:
- Right click on the Outlook shortcut from your start menu
- Select
Open file location - Copy the shortcut for Outlook to the Startup folder
Solution 2:
On Windows 10:
- Go to Start
- Scroll down until you find Outlook
- Right-click on Outlook
- Click
Morethen clickGo to File Location - Copy the shortcut
- Paste the shortcut into the Startup folder:
Users\me\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs - That's it.
Solution 3:
To build on @Glenn's answer for Win7+Outlook 2010:
As easy as this is supposed to be, I tried various other methods (Windows 7); stupid MS removed the ability to set this from within Outlook (2010); and the shortcuts in Start menu did not have the 'open file location' option, even the one under 'All Programs/MS Office' - it was only after I did a "search" for outlook by clicking Start and typing in search window, that it showed this option ! What a harrowing hour for a measly shortcut !!
Solution 4:
I wanted to add a comment to @glenn's answer, but the site doesn't allow. So, here is an alternative:
- For any installed application, you can 'shell:appsfolder' in the Run window (Win+R), then find your app, and while holding mouse right button drag it to the startup folder, and choose 'Create Shortcut Here'.
- As Glenn has already mentioned, you can open the startup folder by running 'shell:startup' in the Run window.
- For any random executable file, you can either
- If you have the shortcut file already, copy and paste in the startup folder.
- Find it in Windows Start menu, right click and choose 'open file location'.
- When the app is running, go to Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc), find it in the list of running apps, right click and chose 'open file location', the rest is the same.