With the steps below, you can easily locate the Startup folder for the local user currently logged in on the system.

  1. Open the File Explorer. This can be done by clicking on the Explorer icon in your taskbar, or by pressing the Windows + E keys on your keyboard.
  2. Navigate to the following location: %appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
  3. Add a shortcut of the program you want to run at startup in this folder.

Alternatively, you can use the Run utility to reach the same location using a different approach.

  1. Press the Windows + R keys on your keyboard. This is going to bring up the Run utility.
  2. Type in “%appdata%” without quotation marks and press the Enter key on your keyboard. This will launch File Explorer with the correct folder open.
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  3. Navigate to Microsoft → Windows → Start Menu → Programs → Startup
  4. Add a shortcut of the program you want to run at startup in this folder.