StartupManager

A tool to manage startup programs on windows through a CLI interface.

• StartupManager
  • Scoop
  • Commands
    • Help
    • Version
    • List
      • Columns explanation
    • Enable
    • Disable
    • Add
      • Examples of usage
    • Remove

Scoop

You can install the application through Scoop if you have my bucket installed.

I recommend installing through scoop to have the app accessible on your "path"

scoop bucket add Faustvii 'https://github.com/Faustvii/scoop-bucket.git'

scoop install StartupManager

Commands

There are currently four functional commands list, enable, disable, add

Help

Examples of usage StartupManager.exe --help

Usage:
  StartupManager [options] [command]

Options:
  --version    Display version information

Commands:
  l, list                             Lists the current startup programs
  d, disable <name>                   Disables one of the current startup programs
  e, enable <name>                    Enables one of the current startup programs
  a, add <name> <path> <arguments>    Adds a program to startup with windows
  r, remove <name>                    Removes the specified program from startup

The help command can also be used on any commands;

Examples of usage StartupManager.exe list --help

list:
  Lists the current startup programs

Usage:
  StartupManager list [options]

Options:
  -d, --detailed    Shows additional output about the startup programs

Version

Displays the current version of the application

Examples of usage StartupManager.exe --version

1.6.2

List

Will display a list of applications that starts with windows.

It's possible to use the --detailed/-d option to get a table showing the path and arguments for the entries as well.

Examples of usage StartupManager.exe list or StartupManager.exe l

Applications starting with windows:
Name                         Admin  Enabled

f.lux                               [√]
Steam                               [√]
Discord                             [√]
SecurityHealth               [√]    [√]

Examples of usage StartupManager.exe list --detailed or StartupManager.exe l -d

Applications starting with windows:
Name                         Admin  Enabled  Path

f.lux                               [√]      "C:\Users\Faust\Scoop\apps\flux\current\flux.exe" /noshow
Steam                               [√]      "C:\Users\Faust\Scoop\apps\steam\current\steam.exe" -silent
Discord                             [√]      C:\Users\Faust\scoop\apps\discord\current\Discord.exe --start-minimized
SecurityHealth               [√]    [√]      C:\Windows\system32\SecurityHealthSystray.exe

Columns explanation

• Name is either the
  • Registry key name
  • Shortcut filename without extension
  • Task scheduler name
• Admin
  • Shows if you need to have administrator priviliges to modify it
• Enabled
  • Shows if the startup task is enabled or disabled
• Path
  • Shows the path and potential arguments to the application

Enable

Examples of usage StartupManager.exe enable Steam or StartupManager.exe e Steam

Steam is already enabled

Or

Steam has been enabled

Disable

Examples of usage StartupManager.exe disable Steam or StartupManager.exe d Steam

Steam has been disabled

Or

Steam is already disabled

Add

The add command has a "wizard" that will guide you through the required steps, if you do not supply all the needed arguments when using the command.

Examples of usage

StartupManager add MyWelcomeApp "C:\new folder\test.bat" "Hello to you sir!" false false would output

Added MyWelcomeApp to startup

StartupManager add [Name] [Path] [Arguments] [RunAsAdministrator] [ForAllUsers]

StartupManager add MyWelcomeApp or StartupManager a MyWelcomeApp would output this (Notice it doesn't ask for the name because it was supplied already)

PS C:\> StartupManager add MyWelcomeApp
Let's guide you through settings up a new startup program

What's the path to the program?: C:\new folder\test.bat
What's the arguments for the program?: "Hello to you sir!"
Do you want to run this program as an Administrator? y/n: n
Do you want to run this program for all users? y/n: n

Name: MyWelcomeApp
Path: C:\new folder\test.bat
Arguments: "Hello to you sir!"
Administrator: False
All Users: False

Does this look correct? y/n: y
Added MyWelcomeApp to startup

Remove

This command will remove a program from starting with windows by deleting the registry entry, task or shortcut.

Examples of usage

StartupManager remove MyWelcomeApp would output

Are you sure you want to delete 'MyWelcomeApp' y/n: y
MyWelcomeApp has been removed

It's possible to skip the confirmation by adding the option --confirm or -c

StartupManager remove MyWelcomeApp --confirm or StartupManager r MyWelcomeApp -c would output

MyWelcomeApp has been removed