Supported startup categories


Startup Organizer supports the following automatically started program categories:

Registry. This is the central Window's settings database that is created by Windows during installation, which is accessible using the Registry editor (regedit.exe).

All users\Run - The programs here automatically start when any user is logged in. The Registry Key is:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

All users\RunServices - The programs here automatically start when the system is loading before the user logs in. The Registry Key is:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices

Current user\Run - The programs here automatically start when the current user logs in. The Registry Key is:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Startup Folder. You can access the Startup folder using the Start button and then opening the Programs menu. (The submenu is usually named "StartUp". This name could be different in localized Windows versions. There could also be two StartUp menus:
Current user Startup Folder ,This folder is designed for files that should be loaded for the current user logs in at the Startup process.
All users Startup Folder ,This folder is designed for files that should be loaded for all users at the Startup process.

Win.INI file. This is the system file used to start programs under the older Windows 3.x systems. It has been included for backwards compatibility with Windows 3.x and should not be used on later systems.
Load category starts programs before user login.
Run category starts programs after the user login.