PowerToys Doesn't start up with windows

[djorchard]

Microsoft PowerToys version

0.69.1

Installation method

GitHub

Running as admin

No

Area(s) with issue?

General, Settings

Steps to reproduce

Restart Computer
PowerToys doesn't startup,
It also doesn't appear in Windows startup apps list,
and I can't use any of the Power Toys hotkeys

Run At startup is ticked/on,
turning it off and on again makes no difference,
I need to manually start it each reboot.

✔️ Expected Behavior

PowerToys to startup

❌ Actual Behavior

PowerToys didn't start up

Other Software

PowerToysReport_2023-05-19-18-32-06.zip

[e-t-l]

Not a solution, but some workarounds to try:

Try opening a command prompt (may need to run as admin) and running copy "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\PowerToys (Preview)\PowerToys (Preview).lnk" "%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup"

This puts a shortcut to Powertoys into the shell:startup folder. It's how you can manually make programs run at startup.

Alternatively you could run the elevated command schtasks /create /tn "PowerToys" /tr "C:\Program Files\PowerToys\PowerToys.exe" /sc onstart /rl HIGHEST to add it to Task Scheduler's startup tasks.

[ethanfangg]

is this still a problem in the latest update? /needinfo

[danielbarnes]

I am the original author. I can happily say today that Power Toys starts up correctly on both my work and personal computers :)

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