We have seen, in a recent article, 10 programs to be removed from the automatic start of Windows because they cause slowdowns in the boot procedure and when the computer is turned on. Although it's nice to have a clean and fast PC, in some cases, you may want the opposite, namely that a particular program starts immediately, as soon as you turn on the computer .
For example, you may want that as you open your PC, you immediately load your web browser to surf the internet or the Word program to write or whatever you want.
To open your favorite programs when you turn on your PC, you can add the startup icons of these programs to the Autorun folder.
For example, if you want to start Firefox immediately and automatically, just move the icon located on the desktop or in the Start menu into the Autorun folder that is always found in the Start menu.
For Windows 8, where the Start menu does not exist, we wrote in another article, where to find the autorun folder in Windows 8.
To do things better, we have seen how with a small tool called Startup Delayer it is also possible to delay the start of programs running automatically on Windows
To make things easier and have a few more options, you can instead manage the programs that open when the PC starts with an external tool such as Launcherdock .
Launcher Dock is a free download that works with all versions of Windows, from XP onwards, safe and without malware risks.
The first time you open Launcher Dock, it creates a list of all open applications on your PC.
From the list you can change the line where " Launch Option " is written from none to. So it probably makes sense to open all your favorites first. You can then look down the list of applications that the program found, and change the default boot option from " none " to " Start-up ".
This will cause the chosen program to start automatically with Windows now.
The additional configuration options allow you to open that program's window in the specified screen position and to specify specific startup parameters.
It is also possible to make sure that a specific file is opened and that, if you use Firefox, specific websites are also opened.
(for other browsers, such as Chrome and Internet Explorer, just indicate the sites to open at startup in the settings of the home page).
LauncherDock is a very clean and smooth tool, recommended for specific uses and for those who use a computer with multiple monitors.
The program is downloaded from the official website at //www.launcherdock.com/downloads/, by clicking the " download " link next to the orange arrow, avoiding downloading anything else from the advertisements.
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