How to put exe file in windows Startup

Question

I have WPF Application. I want to give ability for user by checkbox to put App (exe file) to the windows Startup. How Can I do this programmaticaly in C#?

Answer 1

You will need to add the application to the HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run key in registry. See this for an example in C#: Managing Start-up

Answer 2

You can add your program to the registry, the folder would be [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]. You do this by adding a new string value, eg. "Notepad"="c:\windows\notepad.exe".

A short guide

Answer 3

I'm adding it for reference only as question already answered.

These are all possible locations to register application in startup.

SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\Explorer\\Run
SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\RunServicesOnce
SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\RunServices
SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\RunOnceEx
SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\RunOnce\\Setup
SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\RunOnce
SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\RunEx
SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Run