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Access "Start up" folder from CMD?

How can I get the path of the start up folder from a batch file? The only way I found was to look in the registry but I don't think thats possible with CMD.

Solution

  • This will set STARTUP to the location of the startup folder:

    for /F "skip=4 tokens=3*" %%j in ('reg query "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders" /v "Common Startup"') do set STARTUP=%%k

    (skip=4 is for XP, use skip=2 for Windows 7. I don't have Vista to try the command there)

    Also available (change the value after /v):

    Common AppData
Common Programs
Common Documents
Common Desktop
Common Start Menu
CommonPictures
CommonMusic
CommonVideo
Common Templates
Common Favorites
Common Startup
Common Administrative Tools