Programs in the startup folder don't autostart

Hi Thanatica,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community. Appreciate your interest in using Windows 10.

I suggest you to perform the methods provided below:

Method 1: DISM TOOL

1. On the Search bar type “cmd”. Right Click on the Command Prompt option and select Run as Administrator. (If prompted for a password, type the password and click Allow)
2. Type “DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth” (Without quotes)

For more information about DISM click on the link below: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/947821

Method 2: Perform a Clean Boot

A clean boot is performed to start Windows by using a minimal set of drivers and startup programs. This helps eliminate software conflicts that occur when you install a program or an update or when you run a program in Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, or Windows Vista. You may also troubleshoot or determine what conflict is causing the problem by performing a clean boot.

* Place the computer in a Clean Boot and check if the issue is occurring due to any third party programs.

Follow the link to view the steps to perform Clean Boot:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/929135

Disclaimer:  Start the computer in normal mode refer the section, "How to reset the computer to start normally after clean boot troubleshooting" from the link above.

Hope the information is helpful. Feel free to write to us for any other assistance with Windows, we’ll be glad to assist you.

Hi,

That is actually normal, unfortunately.  The issue started with Win 8...

I don't remember the exact reason, but there is some kind of policy change that prevents a lot of programs from starting out of the Startup folder...

In addition to Taskmanager, I have a utility called SpeedFan that also will not start from the Startup Folder...

My understanding is that there is a way to modify the policy, but that then messes something else up, so I never tried it...

Maybe if enough people complain, Microsoft can correct this somehow, and still maintain whatever security issue is behind their reasoning... 

@Eeshwar Kumar

Not helpful. DISM will correct any corruptions my installation may have, which isn't the problem. Clean Boot also can't fix the problem - if anything, it will introduce the problem as it skips startup programs. I want the opposite! I want it to NOT SKIP my startup programs.

@slance310

I know about the policy change. I think you might be referring to EnableLUA=0, which is exactly the same as disabling UAC, which is a horrible workaround.

So my question changes into: what precise conditions have to be met for a startup program NOT to be skipped autostarting?

Hi,

I would like an answer to that also... I've been fighting with this issue for over three years now...

Might try the TechNet forum.. 

We shouldn't need to resort to TechNet for this. Startup is a feature that any user might use, and any user who does, will scratch their heads over why the heck it won't work.

Because that's what it looks like: it just simply doesn't work. 100% reproducible on every win10 pc on the planet. Microsoft should be able to repro this issue in 2 minutes flat.

@Microsoft, please fix this issue ASAP.

Our productivity is suffering.

Hi,

Here's a little history on this issue...

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_programs/programs-in-startup-folder-dont-start/894bf258-c57c-4512-9abe-178d51c65d66 

I'm giving feedback here.

Is this issue fixed in the latest insider build then? If not, I don't see why I would go that route.

Hi,

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Thank you.

If you are all so glad to help us then why not actually help us instead of promising to help us in the future? It's like political powers negotiating about starting negotiations to start negotiating an issue. Just total double-speak.

The issue is that  Windows 10 is blocking a multitude of apps and drivers from running at startup that simply do not pose a threat.  Even apps that I've manually "unblocked" in the property options are STILL being blocked. The ONLY way around this is to disable UAC in the registry. How appalling! I