WindowsIdentity user = WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent() Public static void RemoveApplicationFromAllUserStartup() Key.DeleteValue('My ApplicationStartUpDemo', false) Public static void RemoveApplicationFromCurrentUserStartup() Using (RegistryKey key = ('SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Run', true)) Public static void AddApplicationToAllUserStartup() Key.SetValue('My ApplicationStartUpDemo', '\'' + ().Location + '\'') Public static void AddApplicationToCurrentUserStartup() Remove the value from the registry so that the application doesn't start RkApp.SetValue('MyApp', Application.ExecutablePath) Add the value in the registry so that the application runs at startup Private void btnOk_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
The value exists, the application is set to run at startup The value doesn't exist, the application is not set to run at startup Check to see the current state (running at startup or not) RegistryKey rkApp = ('SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Run', true) The path to the key where Windows looks for startup applications Code is here (Win form app): using System