Auto run on windows startup problem
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Hi,
I want my application automatically launch at windows startup, according to what i founds on internet a key must be added to windows registry. By using code below i added the key. When i open stated directory on registry, key is there. But application doesn't start on startup. What is wrong?
@QSettings settings("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run",QSettings::NativeFormat);
settings.setValue("MyApp", QCoreApplication::applicationFilePath().replace('/','\\'));@ -
I don't know how to use the registry for startup programs, but you could put a shortcut to your program in the Startup folder.
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I will share after complete my program. That solution is not user friendly.
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Some people add the key to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE instead of HKEY_CURRENT_USER so I changed the that part of code as HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE but this time key is not added. Rest of the code is same but it didn't work.
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Are you using an installer? If so, the installer can put the shortcut in the Startup folder. It's not user-friendly because it's not the user's job to put it there.
Anyway, are you able to launch the application by double-clicking on the icon?
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Yes, I dynamically compiled it and added necessary .dlls to exe folder. It works fine. Only auto start feature remain. I can think installer solution if I can't find a way to handle it by using registry. I want to add an option in program which determine whether auto start on or off. As far as I know you can not accomplish this in your solution.
By the way I learned that if your windows is 64-bit, operations on HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run directory, automatically redirected to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run directory. I found the key on second directory. But still it doesn't work.
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Try asking in a "Microsoft forum":http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-us/home for expert advice on how to launch your program at startup through the Windows registry.
Good luck
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bq. But application doesn’t start on startup. What is wrong?
Hi, there are two possible situations
- You application don't get started. This should not be a problem of Qt.
- You application get started, but failed. If relative paths used in your application, and you are not familiar with current working directory. You may have this trouble.
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I open windows task manager as soon as windows start and my app is in the processes list but it disappears in several seconds. I tried same thing with an empty gui project it works. I think finding this problem will be a big trouble so I give up.
