Windows startup folder

Windows 10 startup folder location

The Current Users Startup folder in Windows 10/8 is located at:

C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

These programs start up for the current logged in user only. To directly access this folder, open Run, type shell:startup and hit Enter.



Or to quickly open the folder, press WinKey, type shell:startup and hit Enter.

Startup folder in Windows 10

The All Users Windows 10/8 startup folder is located at:

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp

These programs start up for all users. To open this folder, bring up the Run box, type shell:common startup and hit Enter.



Or to open the folder quickly, you can press WinKey, type shell:common startup and hit Enter.
You can add shortcuts of the programs you want to start with you Windows in this folder.

You may use msconfig in Windows 7 or Task Manager in Windows 8 to manage startup programs. You can also delay Startup Programs or control the order in which they load, when Windows boots. This post on Windows Registry Startup Paths may also interest you.

Reinstalling Windows 10

Have a laptop, want to reinstall Windows 10:

Resetting lets you choose whether to keep your files or remove them, and then reinstalls Windows. To get started, go to Settings > Update & security > Reset this PC > Get started and choose an option.

If you can't open Settings, you can get to reset by restarting your PC from the sign-in screen. Press the Windows logo key  +L to get to the sign-in screen, then hold the Shift key down while you select Power  > Restart in the lower-right corner of the screen. After your PC restarts, select Troubleshoot > Reset this PC.

If you can't get to the sign-in screen, use a recovery drive or installation media to reset your PC.

Option	What it does
Keep my files	Reinstalls Windows 10 and keeps your personal files. Removes apps and drivers you installed. Removes changes you made to settings. Removes any apps your PC manufacturer installed. (If your PC came with Windows 10, apps from your PC manufacturer will be reinstalled.)
Remove everything	Reinstalls Windows 10 and removes all your personal files. Removes apps and drivers you installed. Removes changes you made to settings. Removes any apps your PC manufacturer installed. (If your PC came with Windows 10, apps from your PC manufacturer will be reinstalled.) If you're planning to donate, recycle, or sell your PC, use this option and choose to fully clean the drive. This might take an hour or two, but it makes it harder for other people to recover files you've removed.
Restore factory settings	Reinstalls the version of Windows that your PC came with (either Windows 8 or Windows 8.1) and removes your personal files. Removes apps and drivers you installed. Removes changes you made to settings. Reinstalls any apps your PC manufacturer installed on your PC. This option isn't available on all PCs.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12415/windows-10-recovery-options

Windows 10: Refresh vs Fresh Start

In the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, customers can use the Refresh Windows feature, which had similar function.

Customer	Fresh start	Refresh Windows Tool
OS	Always on the latest Windows (upgrades to the latest update). Fresh Start requires PC to be connected to the Internet to install updates and upgrades.	Always on RS1 build without the latest updates.
Drivers	All drivers are kept.(Only INF-based drivers are kept. Device applets installed outside of INF are discarded.)	Only in-box drivers are kept.
User data (pictures, documents, music, videos, desktop shortcuts)	Always keeps user data. No option to remove user data.	Options to keep user date or keep nothing.
Store apps(OEM-preinstalled)	Provisioned Store apps (apps that came with the PC) are kept.	Provisioned Store apps are not kept.
Store apps(User-installed)	All user-installed Store apps are discarded.	All user-installed Store apps are discarded.
Desktop apps(OEM-preinstalled)	All OEM preinstalled desktop apps are discarded. Makes Windows Defender the default antivirus.	All OEM preinstalled desktop apps are discarded. Makes Windows Defender the default antivirus.
Desktop apps(User-installed)	All user-installed desktop apps are discarded.	All user-installed desktop apps are discarded.
Personalized Windows settings (Path: Settings>Accounts>Sync your settings)	Personalized Windows settings are saved in cloud storage via Micosoft account.	Personalized Windows settings are saved in cloud storage via Micosoft account.
Other settings	Bluetooth pairing information is kept for Human Interface Device (HID) class devices (such as a Bluetooth headset) Power settings are kept.

uptime on Windows PC

1. Go to "Start" -> "Run".

2. Write "CMD" and press on "Enter" key.

3. Write the command "net statistics server" and press on "Enter" key.

4. The line that start with "Statistics since …" provides the time that the server was up from.

• The command "net stats srv" can be use instead.

https://support.microsoft.com/

Edge browser: switching default search engine

Microsoft Edge no longer uses search providers you have to install from Microsoft’s website. Instead, when you visit a web page that uses the “OpenSearch” standard to expose its search engine information, Edge notices this and makes a record of the search engine information.

This is the same way Google Chrome works, too—visit a web page with OpenSearch and Chrome will automatically detect it.

All you need to do is visit the search engine’s website to add that search engine to Edge. If you want to install Google, visit Google’s homepage.  Once you’ve done so, you can make it the default using the instructions below.



Not every search engine supports OpenSearch yet, but we expect search engines will add support for this very quickly.

To change your search provider, click the menu button—that’s the button with three dots at the top-right corner of the Microsoft Edge window. Select “Settings” in the menu.




Scroll down in the “Settings” panel and click the “View advanced settings” button near the bottom.





Scroll down in the “Advanced settings” panel and you’ll see the “Search in the address bar with” setting. Click the “Change search engine” button.




You’ll see a list of available search providers. Select the search engine you want to use and click or tap “Set as Default”.




If the search engine you want to use doesn’t appear here, be sure you’ve visited the search engine’s homepage first. If you have visited the homepage and it still doesn’t appear, that search engine doesn’t support OpenSearch yet. You may want to contact the search engine and ask it to support OpenSearch so you can use it as your default search engine in Microsoft Edge.

https://www.howtogeek.com/221709/how-to-change-your-default-search-engine-in-microsoft-edge/