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`1. Select the Start
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` button and scroll to find the app you want to run at startup.
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`2. Right-click the app, select More, and then select Open file location. This opens the location where the
`shortcut to the app is saved. If there isn't an option for Open file location, it means the app can't run at
`startup.
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`3. With the file location open, press the Windows logo key
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`opens the Startup folder.
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` + R, type shell:startup, then select OK. This
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`4. Copy and paste the shortcut to the app from the file location to the Startup folder.
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