Run programs on Windows Startup as Administrator

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Description

This script allows you to create an application startup that will run as an administrator when a user logs into Windows (because startup in Windows itself does not allow you to run applications as an administrator).

This is achieved by creating an appropriate scheduled task.

Requirements

• Windows 10/11;
• PowerShell.

You also need to enable the ability to execute scripts *.ps1, if not already enabled:

1. Run PowerShell as administrator;

2. Execute:

   Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted

Usage

1. Run PowerShell;

2. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Nikolai2038/run-programs-on-startup-as-admin.git

3. Reopen PowerShell as administrator;

4. Execute the script for creating a scheduled task:

   & "<path to the cloned repository>/task_create.ps1"

   Enter (if necessary):

   R

The created scheduled task can be viewed in the Windows Task Manager and changed manually if required. The name of the task being created: RunProgramsOnStartup. Calling the task_create.ps1 script again will recreate the task.

The task itself calls the script task_script.ps1, which, in turn, runs all shortcuts of programs located in the folder <path to the cloned repository>/links in a loop.

At the moment, the script works with shortcuts, not executable files. If there are no shortcuts, then nothing will happen.

Contribution

Feel free to contribute via pull requests or issues!