Run Batch File On Start-up

I had the same issue in Win7 regarding running a script (.bat) at startup (When the computer boots vs when someone logs in) that would modify the network parameters using netsh. What ended up working for me was the following:

1. Log in with an Administrator account
2. Click on start and type “Task Scheduler” and hit return
3. Click on “Task Scheduler Library”

4. Click on “Create New Task” on the right hand side of the screen and set the parameters as follows:

   a. Set the user account to SYSTEM

   b. Choose "Run with highest privileges"

   c. Choose the OS for Windows7

5. Click on “Triggers” tab and then click on “New…” Choose “At Startup” from the drop down menu, click Enabled and hit OK
6. Click on the “Actions tab” and then click on “New…” If you are running a .bat file use cmd as the program the put /c .bat In the Add arguments field
7. Click on “OK” then on “OK” on the create task panel and it will now be scheduled.
8. Add the .bat script to the place specified in your task event.
9. Enjoy.

To run a batch file at start up: start >> all programs >> right-click startup >> open >> right click batch file >> create shortcut >> drag shortcut to startup folder.

The path to the folder is : [D|C]:\Profiles\{User}\‌​AppData\Roaming\Micro‌​soft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startu‌​p

Go to Run (WINDOWS + R) and Type shell:startup, paste your .bat file there !

To start the batch file at the start of your system, you can also use a registry key.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Here you can create a string. As name you can choose anything and the data is the full path to your file.

There is also the registry key

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce

to run something at only the next start of your system.

There are a few ways to run a batch file on start up. The one I usually use is through task scheduler. If you press the windows key then type task scheduler it will come up as an option (or find through administerative tools).

When you create a new task you can chose from trigger options such as 'At log on' for a specific user, on workstation unlock etc. Then in actions you select start a program and put the full path to your batch script (there is also an option to put any command line args required).

Here is a an example script to launch Stack Overflow in Firefox:

@echo off

title Auto launch Stack Overflow


start firefox http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/python+or+sql+or+sqlite+or+plsql+or+oracle+or+windows-7+or+cmd+or+excel+or+access+or+vba+or+excel-vba+or+access-vba?sort=newest

REM Optional - I tend to log these sorts of events so that you can see what has happened afterwards
echo %date% %time%, %computername% >> %logs%\StackOverflowAuto.csv

exit