Lauch when start and shutdown Windows 10

[IvanMalonda]

Hi everyone.

I'm trying to lauch an app when windows startup and shutdown.

Any ideas about how can i do it?

Ty.

[GerdW · Accepted solution]

Hi Ivan,

have you tried to use the Windows task scheduler?

[ZYOng · Accepted solution]

Running a LabVIEW Executable When Windows Boots

[billko]

As an aside question, how do you guarantee that the app you launch on Windows shutdown won't get closed by the OS as it is shutting down?

[IvanMalonda]

This is what I do.

First, my app launch when user log. (shortcut of .exe in Star Menu > Programs > Ini).

Then, i need to log when user disconnect/shutdown/restart, so, i use 'Application Instance Close' event to check that and do what i want.

[billko]

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@IvanMalonda wrote:

This is what I do.

First, my app launch when user log. (shortcut of .exe in Star Menu > Programs > Ini).

Then, i need to log when user disconnect/shutdown/restart, so, i use 'Application Instance Close' event to check that and do what i want.

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Oh, so what you really want is some background program that is constantly monitoring for the events described above, and that needs to start up when the user logs in.  That makes perfect sense.  Thanks.

[IvanMalonda]

😎👍

[IvanMalonda]

Going a little deeper, I discover 2 forms to do this type of app.

My first idea was a background application that executes in hide and take login user and time, and when user disconnect,shutdown or restart do the same thing as login.

My second idea is do a windows service, with a little changes in my code and NSSM(the Non-Sucking Service Manager) to create a service, i can carry out this task better than other one.

[billko]

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@IvanMalonda wrote:

Going a little deeper, I discover 2 forms to do this type of app.

My first idea was a background application that executes in hide and take login user and time, and when user disconnect,shutdown or restart do the same thing as login.

My second idea is do a windows service, with a little changes in my code and NSSM(the Non-Sucking Service Manager) to create a service, i can carry out this task better than other one.

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I think making it a service is the better choice, but I would like some opinions besides my own.