- 1). Open the Start menu on your computer. Navigate through the folder directories to locate the program you want to see when your computer starts up.
- 2). Right Click on the menu entry for the program you want from the list of programs when you find it. Select Create Shortcut from the menu that will appear by your cursor. A shortcut for the program will appear at the end of the list of programs.
- 3). Click on the shortcut you created, and drag it to your desktop.
- 4). Click on the Start menu again, then click on the All Programs entry. Within the list that will appear, right click on the Startup folder. Select Open from the list that comes up. Windows will open the Startup folder in a new window.
- 5). Drag the shortcut for the program you want to see at startup from the desktop into the window for the Startup folder. Then, close the Startup folder window. When you restart your computer, the program you selected will now launch automatically.
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