I made a windows forms app and exported it to a release folder.

I am trying to make it run on startup but the application needs to be in the same folder as it's application files.

I understand that you put it in shell:startup folder. But I cannot run just the exe because it depends on the other applications.

I asked this question earlier and got sarcastic responses and downvotes so can somebody at least explain why my question is bad OR give me a possible solution, thanks.

Is there a way that I can just run the application while keeping it in the folder. Or any other solutions?

CodePudding user response：

You don't need to put the whole app in the startup folder. You just need to put the shortcut of your application there. Here's a Windows 10 help topic:

To verify and see if the app is inside the folder:

1. Press Win R keys to open Run window
2. Type shell:startup and press Enter
3. See the shortcut of your application in the startup folder.

Example 2 - Put application is startup folder using code

Follow these steps:

1. Create Windows Forms Application

2. Drop a CheckBox on the form and change its text to "Run at startup of Windows"

3. Drop a Button on the form and change its text to "Save".

4. Add a the following code to the project (Thanks to the