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    Quick shortcut to launching the Start Menu Startup folder in Explorer

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    Here is a quick way to get to the current user’s Startup folder in the Start Menu in Windows 10. Once there, you can right-click, Create Shortcut to add a program to startup when you login.

    Open the Run dialog and type shell:startup.

    Screenshot of Run Dialog showing shell:startup

    [Source: TechJunkie]

    Updated: December 19, 2020

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