Tip of the Day: Walk, do not Run (Key)

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Today’s Tip…

As part of the effort to improve battery life and PC responsiveness, the startup apps support in Windows RT was removed.

Change Description:

Windows RT does not honor startup app entries in the following locations:

  • Run key under HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
  • Run key under HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
  • Run key under HKLM\Software\wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
  • Run key under HKCU\Software\wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
  • Startup folder under user profile start menu
  • Startup folder under all user profile start menu