Windows 11 startup additional location and autostart setting
Windows 11 startup is managed by folders in addition to system registration, and you can add shortcuts to automatically start after signing in. Stopping startup is as simple as deleting a shortcut. This page introduces the location of the startup folder and how to set up autostart.
Please refer to the following page for how to set automatic startup in the startup registry.
It’s easier to manage if you add it to user-only startup. If you add it with startup of all users, it will be troublesome if you need to add users in a hurry, or if you initialize without deleting user data, startup settings will also remain.
Startup folder location for all users
Open Startup folder for all users
You can open the Startup folder for all users by typing shell: common startup in the explorer address bar and clicking the → button .
Location when opening all users Startup in explorer expansion
“Show hidden files” is required when opening with Explorer expansion.
User-only startup folder location
Open a user-only startup folder
You can open your own startup folder by typing shell: startup in the explorer address bar and clicking the → button .
Location when opening user-only startup in Explorer deployment
” in the startup folder location with the ” username ” you are currently signed in with .
“Show hidden files” is required when opening with Explorer expansion.
Add to startup folder and autostart
Here, as an example, it explains how to automatically start the ” Mail ” app after signing in. 1. Copy and paste or drag and drop the shortcut of the app or folder that you want to start automatically to Startup.
2. Confirm that the shortcut to auto-launch to startup has been added.
Now any apps or other shortcuts you add to Startup will autostart after you sign in. If you restart your PC, or sign out and then sign back in, you can check whether shortcut apps added to startup start automatically.
Stop autostart added to Startup folder
If you want to disable autostart on startup, just delete the shortcut to stop autostart.
This completes stopping automatic startup by the startup folder. At the next sign-in or start-up, apps with deleted shortcuts will not start automatically.