You now have the Startup folder available from the Metro Start screen. If you want it to be available from metro, right-click the folder and select Pin to Start. Open the Microsoft folder and browse to AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs.
To get there, do a search for %appdata% and click the Roaming link that appears.Īlternatively in desktop mode you can open a Run dialog and type %appdata% into the box and press enter, or type %appdata% into the address bar in Windows Explorer.Įither way you do it, an Explorer window opens up the Roaming folder. In Windows 8, the Startup folder can be found using Windows Explorer, but it is hidden. All it takes is for you to drop a shortcut to your favorite installed program into the folder. The main reason I’m interested in the Startup folder is that it provides one of the easiest ways to make a program start when you log in to Windows.
