registry - Run C# application at Windows startup?

Question

It's all the day that I'm trying to implement a startup feature into my project.

I used Registry key:

//ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREWOW6432NodeMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun (Administrator Rights)

I used Registry key:

//ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun (Administrator Rights) 

The code work but when I restart the computer nothing happens.

This is the code I used.

RegistryKey registryKey = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey("SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run", true);
registryKey.SetValue("ApplicationService", Path.Combine(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData), "MyService.exe"));

I also used Startup folder linked with a shortcut to my .exe location(inside %appdata%). Unfortunately, it didn't work.

My operative system is: Windows 10 - PRO 1083. My project has been developed with C#.

Do you know something else?

I need you to figure out that issue ! Thanks in advance for your answers

Answer 1

One nice easy way to do this is a scheduled task. There's a wizard in Windows (search in the start menu: Task Scheduler) that should guide you through the process.

You select Create Task and can set the task trigger to be computer start-up. Once that's done, it should just be a matter of selecting your executable and from then it should run.

If that doesn't work, try executing the program from a .bat file and running that at startup - it might be a little niche, but that's alleviated problems I've had before with programs on startup.