# Processing compiled .exe will not start in win7 startup folder

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**Category:** Processing\
**Created:** [December 9, 2018, 8:31pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-compiled-exe-will-not-start-in-win7-startup-folder/6450 "2018-12-09T20:31:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![kll](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/kll/32/964_2.png) [@kll](https://discourse.processing.org/u/kll)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2018, 5:27am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-compiled-exe-will-not-start-in-win7-startup-folder/6450/2 "2018-12-10T05:27:19Z")

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pls. give the details:

- -a- how you make the exe
- -b- where to you copy what files
- -c- how you enable the autostart for it.

-a-  
in Processing IDE 3.4 open sketch and use  
[File][Export Application]

 ![snap-035](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/processingfoundation1/original/2X/8/8c791eb2d7a4b53b3ff6e426a205c39338c5881c.png)  
select (\*) windows  
 ![snap-036](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/processingfoundation1/original/2X/5/5ef644f573a935abc2dae15855366897428179aa.png)

-b-  
goto startup folder  
c:\Users\<YOU\>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup  
and create a shortcut from your win32?64? application

 ![snap-041](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/processingfoundation1/original/2X/8/8c9ea0d5b6f955ce0cee91278e72e1d14dceff77.png)

-c- check the msconfig startup

 ![snap-039](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/processingfoundation1/original/2X/2/202557c1b0e2cc3622571d5c9511975f43665dac.png)  
and select tab [Startup]  
 ![snap-042](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/processingfoundation1/original/2X/1/1b2281cdad24a9a6cf2ce761f15c8f0fa41923a8.png)  
should be activated

-d- reboot  
 ![snap-043](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/processingfoundation1/original/2X/2/2280a1d0e903a43e8ad54e49c62bfc47842e532d.png)

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