How To Add A Startup App Windows 11?

Windows Startup folder

The startup folder is a directory inside windows which contains different programs and apps. When you turn on your computer, these programs and files launch automatically on your screen.

Why do we need to add or remove apps from Startup?

When your turn on your PC, certain software like Onedrive, Cortana, and Microsoft Teams start automatically. These software automatically starts with the OS. But some apps and software are not automatically launched when you turn on your PC. If you want them to launch automatically, you will need to add these apps to Startup.

Sometimes, if unnecessary apps are added to Startup, they can reduce the PC’s boot speed and performance. Therefore, removing these unnecessary apps from Startup will boost your computer's performance and speed. If you are using windows 11 and want to add or remove startup apps in windows but don't know how to do it. Stay calm and read this article.

How to add or remove apps to Startup in Windows 11?

Here, you will learn some helpful ways to add or remove startup apps in Windows 11. So, let's begin.

1. Press the combination of win key + I to open settings.
2. Locate the Apps option in the left sidebar and click on it.
3. Under the Apps section, click on Startup.
4. The list of all apps will be visible. Turn on the toggle right beside the app to add it to Startup.
5. If you want to remove the app from Startup, turn the toggle off, and the app will be removed from the Startup.

Add apps to Startup with the startup folder.

This is yet another way to add apps to the Startup. This method can also be used to change other settings like the window behaviour of the selected app.

Press the window key + R to open the Run command and write shell: Startup in the box—hit enter.

1. In the startup folder, click on new. The drop-down menu will be opened. Click on a shortcut.
2. It will start to create a shortcut wizard. Here select the browse tab and add the executable (.exe) files of the apps you want to launch automatically. Click ok.
   
3. After the file is added to the location field of the shortcut wizard, tap on next.
   
4. Change the name if you want to, and click finish.
   

The shortcuts files will be added to the Startup in windows 11 successfully.

How to adjust the app window behaviour?

By default, the app added to the startup folder is launched in windows mode. Too many apps opened in a windowed mode will clutter up the screen. You can minimize or maximize the app windows size in the startup folder.

1. Hover over to the added app’s shortcut in the startup folder, right-click on it, and choose properties.
2. In the app’s shortcut properties, click on the shortcut tab.
   
3. Click on the box right next to Run and minimize or maximize the size of the app's window.

Use Registry Editor to add folders to Startup.

1. Open the Run dialogue box. To do this, press the Win key + R.
2. Write regedit in the box and hit enter.
3. If you want to add apps for individual user accounts, paste the following in the address bar. (ComputerHKEY_CURRENT_USERSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun). If you want to add it for all user accounts. Paste the following in the address bar. (ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun).
4. Locate run in the left bar and right-click on it. Click on the new and then select string value.
5. Give string the name of the program you are going to add.
6. Write the complete path of the app under the value data in the newly created string and click ok.

Reboot the PC, and the apps will be added to Startup successfully.

Conclusion

These are all the methods to add apps to the Startup in windows 11. You can add as many apps as you want, but you should add only those apps you want to launch automatically. Adding extra apps to Startup will affect your system's performance, and it will slow down your PC from running.