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A mechanism to start automatically a script or program as soon as the operating system or execution environment that executes it is ready.

In general terms, autostart is mechanism whereby a script or program is started automatically as soon as the operating system or execution environment that executes it is ready. The script or program to execute typically needs to be registered in some list of autostart programs.

A typical example of autostart feature is the , which starts a program on a medium as soon as the medium (such as CD or USB key) is inserted in the reading device.

Use this tag for questions about implementations of an autostart feature, or issues with autostarting a particular program.

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EXE path in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\...\Run doesn't launch

I added a string value in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, called MyAppName, with its value of its full path, say C:\Temp\MyAppName.exe. I restarted, but it wasn't started, and I have no idea why. When I use the same…
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Autostart script in init.d Raspberry not starting

I am running a Raspberry Pi with Wheezy and I am trying to start several scripts after booting but for some reason they are not starting and there is also no information / errors in the syslog / messages file. The header of one of the scripts (all…
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Autostart GUI Java jar Lubuntu

Hi guys I need your help. I have a PC which runs Lubuntu 14.10 without a monitor. The user is autologged in. I have created a Sysvinit script and installed it on /etc/init.d. My script amongst other things, starts a jar file that opens a GUI…
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Slider doesn't autostart in Explorer 11

I have been unable to get this code to work on IE11 - it works fine on Chrome and Firefox, Android Chrome, Opera, just not IE. In IE11, I can actually see the images pile in on top of one another until it reaches the last image, then it just stops.…
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Autoforward Macro Outlook 2010 VBA does not fire on Outlook Start "Updating Folders"

Windows 7, Outlook 2010 Exchange. I have an autoforward macro for incoming email that works flawlessly in forwarding all incoming email items to an external account I need for consolidation. The only issue is every time I cold boot and START…
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Find out how or where a program (script) is automatically starting at ubuntu 14 boot?

Running Ubuntu 14.04, and I have a script that is being run automatically when I boot the machine. For the life of me, I can't remember how or where I did this. I already checked: upstart (which doesn't seem to be available here,…
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How to write to a text file on a USB flash drive on boot linux?

I want to create a text file in a USB flash drive and write to it from a python script . this has happen everytime on autostart (crontab) too. Can anyone tell me how to this?
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Autostart zookeeper instances

Helo, I run a 2 machine setup with 5 Zookeeper instances on it. I know that normally minimum 3 machines are required to run a smal zookeeper quorum but for now I need to start with this 2 machines. Now I want to create a script which autostarts all…
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Auto-start browser when device is rebooted

i want to open the browser on reboot. Is there any way i can programmatic invoke the browser without using android code. IS there any web API/Listeners to add for listening the system events like power boot in web APP (browser app) on android…
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Delete a .lnk file before the program starts MC65 (WM)

I sit here with an Motorola MC65 and use AppCenter to "lockdown" the device. And the computer works just fine, I install all files I want in the StartUpCtl (OnRestore file) and everything works fine, but when the software updates (through a .cab…
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Starting a python script at boot and loading GUI after that

Can anyone tel me how to start a python script on boot, and then also load the GUI ? I am debian based Raspbian OS. The reason I want to run the python script on boot is because I need to read key board input from a RFID reader. I am currently using…
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Cannot Open Service On Computer. Access Is Denied Even When Granted Full Access

I am starting a windows service i developed (automatic). I have tried out all the options in 48 hours with no luck sadly. Install log says the following: An exception occurred in the OnAfterInstall event handler of…
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Hide cursor on atom-shell application startup

Has anyone managed to create an atom-shell-based, kiosk-style application that hides the mouse cursor on startup? The app should autostart on login. Pure JS/CSS doesn't seem to cut it so now I'm resorting to nasty hacks using Cursorcerer and…
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Why this Debian-Linux service won't autostart? Starting the service manually after startup works

I'm on a headless RaspberryPi (Raspbian) and I would like this service to autostart when system starts up: #!/bin/bash ### BEGIN INIT INFO # Provides: mnt # Required-Start: $remote_fs $syslog # Required-Stop: $remote_fs $syslog #…
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Starting an alarm manager application on reboot

Presently, I am working on app that sets the phone into the vibration mode or the ringer mode at the selected time. I have successfully implemented this using the alarmmanager in my application. I want my app to remember all the pending intents…
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