Automaticaly Start A Program Minimized doesn't work

I've read this old thread:
How To Automaticaly Start A Program Minimized

since I'm facing the same problem (I want to start a couple of apps minimized plus task manager)
and I tried the following commands but they don't work:

Code:

start /min "" "D:\Utilities\PortableApps\XMouseButtonControl\64bit (x64)\XMouseButtonControl.exe"
start /min "" "C:\Windows\System32\Taskmgr.exe"

there's another app started with this command:

Code:

"C:\Program Files\avs\bin\avscc.exe" --log

which also shows a popup after login

looking forward for your help,
thanks in advance

Try3 said:

Opening Task manager minimised at startup

I'm sorry to contradict anybody but do not waste your time even looking at that TechRepublic article - it is from 2004 and it does not work in Windows 10.
- That old method exploits the lack of security in Windows XP. Windows 10 does not allow elevated tasks to be run in their elevated state at startup because malware would try to exploit any such arrangement.
- Task manager does not obey normal rules.
- The best I have achieved** is to have it open automatically minimised to the Taskbar and it then takes a double-click to minimise it to the System tray. See the solution I posted in #16 to start Task manager at Login [the problem having been defined in my post #14] in that thread.
- My solution involves use of Task scheduler to run an elevated shortcut without prompting for admin permission by using the Run with highest privileges setting. That shortcut lives safely inside a folder group C:\Tools to which only Admins have write [modify] access so it behaves just like folders within C:\Program files - every change needs separate admin approval. {normal Users only have Read, Execute, List permissions}.
** Added later - dalchina's method using an AutoHotKey script achieves more than my method does.

Opening other applications minimised

The Start /MIN command is pretty ropey and is not being maintained by MS so I am not surpised to see another example of it not behaving itself. If I wanted to start something minimised
- that did not have its own built-in method and
- that did not obey the command of a shortcut with the minimised property set and
- that did not work correctly with Start /Min then
I would start it by running a vbs command which specified the window as minimised.

StartNotepadMinimised.vbs

Code:

Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WshShell.Run chr(34) & "C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe" & Chr(34), 7
' this runs minimised

Denis

I tried StartNotepadMinimised.vbs and it didn't work,
neither for task manager or for other apps

I wouldn't say I'm a fan of that solution,
also, I'm having another problem too:
I have to accept the policy twice,
something should be going wrong there,
from the event viewer:

Code:

The event logging service encountered an error when attempting to apply one or more policy settings.

The application-specific permission settings do not grant Local Activation permission for the COM Server application with CLSID 
and APPID 
to the user SID from address LocalHost (Using LRPC) running in the application container Unavailable SID (Unavailable). This security permission can be modified using the Component Services administrative tool.

I've sent them to the admins

and last but not least, it's a shame we can't add our apps to the startup

For Task Manager, open an Admin command prompt, then type or paste the following into it and press "Enter".

Code:

schtasks  /create  /tn  "MyStartups\Task Manager"  /tr  "cmd  /c  start  /min  taskmgr.exe"  /sc  onlogon  /RL highest

I don't use XMouseButtonControl, but see if this works.

Code:

schtasks  /create  /tn  "MyStartups\XMouseButtonControl"  /tr  "cmd  /c  start  /min   """D:\Utilities\PortableApps\XMouseButtonControl\64bit (x64)\XMouseButtonControl.exe""""  /sc  onlogon  /RL  highest

If the "avscc.exe" program is giving you a UAC prompt at startup, try this.

Code:

schtasks  /create  /tn  "MyStartups\avs"  /tr   """"C:\Program Files\avs\bin\avscc.exe""" --log"  /sc  onlogon  /RL highest

Ben

from all these three only avscc worked properly/fully/completely

the XMouseButtonControl didn't start, I only got a command prompt with XMouseButtonControl's full path on the title and administrator in front of it

task manager started but it was sitting on my taskbar (minimized),

so there is some progress, maybe we're close

edit: ok, XMouseButtonControl worked with the same way as avscc,
so it's only task manager left,
I think "start min" doesn't work properly with the scheduled task

If you are saying you want Task Manager to start as a normal, visible window, open an Admin command prompt, type or paste the following and press "Enter".

Code:

schtasks  /create  /tn  "MyStartups\Task Manager"  /tr  "taskmgr.exe"  /sc  onlogon  /RL highest /f

Ben