How to Start a Python File While Windows Starts

Making python code run at startup in windows

You could make a batch file and store it in startup folder to achieve such a thing,just make a batch file named whatever.bat.then write the following code in it.

@echo off
python pathtoyourpyfile\app.py

after making the batch file,navigate to C:\Users\[your username]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup and paste the batch-file here .now every time when your pc will start thhis batch-file will execute and call your python script.

Automatically run a Python program when the system boots

You Can Add Your Script In Startup!

Here is For Window 10

1) First Open Your File Explorer!

Then Paste This Address C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp

Here is the ScreenShot!

in that folder paste your script!

Here is another Screenshot!

It Will Automatically Start Your Script When Your System Boot

Another Thing You Can Try Task Scheduler!

For More Details Here is the website that can help you!

https://tunecomp.net/add-program-to-startup-windows-10/

Windows 10 run python program in startup

You should consider putting your python file to the Startup folder.

Click Win+R at the same time on your keyboard

Type shell:startup
Drag and drop your python file onto the folder that opened.

Note: I reccomend to put a shortcut of your python file for easier editing.

Make a python script launch itself at startup

To avoid adding it to the startup folder, you can place your file elsewhere and create a Registry Key in the current user's startup Registry folder. To do so—utilize the winreg module. It's well documented and fun to use!

winreg.CreateKeyEx(key, sub_key, reserved=0, access=KEY_WRITE)

winreg.SetValueEx(key, value_name, reserved, type, value)

winreg.Close()

Basic Usage

import winreg

def create_key(name: str="default", path: ""=str)->bool:
    # initialize key (create) or open
    reg_key = winreg.CreateKeyEx(winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER, # path current user
                                 r'Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run', # sub path startup
                                 0, # reserved (must be zero, default is 0)
                                 winreg.KEY_WRITE) # set permission to write

    # CreateKey returns a handle
    # if null it failed
    if not reg_key:
        return False

    # set the value of created key
    winreg.SetValueEx(reg_key, # key
        name,                  # value name
        0,                     # reserved (must be zero, default is 0)
        winreg.REG_SZ,     # REG_SZ - null-terminated string (for file path)
        path) # set file path

    # close key (think of it as opening a file)
    reg_key.Close()
    return True

if create_key("startup_batch", r"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\test.bat"):
    print("Added startup key.")
else:
    print("Failed to add startup key.")

Coded with version 3.6.4.

How to run python script on start up of pc but only once in day?

Try this at the start of the file:

import datetime

actualday = datetime.datetime.today().day  # get the actual day 
actualmonth = datetime.datetime.today().month  # get the actual month 

bday = 1  # day of birthday
bmonth = 1  # month of birthday

if actualday == bday and actualmonth == bmonth :
    # code

it should finish the process if the dates aren't equal

Getting the program into Windows startup

First of all, if this is your own PC you can physically go to that location and paste it and from task manager make it run on startup.

But second, if you want to do on a different script I would recommend making an external python file with code something like this.

import winreg as reg  
import os              

def AddToRegistry(): 

    # in python __file__ is the instant of 
    # file path where it was executed  
    # so if it was executed from desktop, 
    # then __file__ will be  
    # c:\users\current_user\desktop 
    pth = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)) 

    # name of the python file with extension 
    s_name="mYscript.py"     

    # joins the file name to end of path address 
    address=os.join(pth,s_name)  

    # key we want to change is HKEY_CURRENT_USER  
    # key value is Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run 
    key = HKEY_CURRENT_USER 
    key_value = "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run"

    # open the key to make changes to 
    open = reg.OpenKey(key,key_value,0,reg.KEY_ALL_ACCESS) 

    # modifiy the opened key 
    reg.SetValueEx(open,"any_name",0,reg.REG_SZ,address) 

    # now close the opened key 
    reg.CloseKey(open) 

if __name__=="__main__": 
    AddToRegistry()

You can also add this to the same file, but it may result in unforeseen circumstances. You can click here or go to the below-mentioned link to learn more and add some other options.

https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/autorun-a-python-script-on-windows-startup/

How to run a .py file at startup on windows?

Add your top code snipped to a py file, let's call it 'pythontarter.py' -- Then make a .bat file that references it like this:

@echo off
python c:\temp\pythonstarter.py

If you want this to start with the user logon add your new batch file to this location replacing username with the specific user:

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

If you want this to start with windows BEFORE user login then follow these instructions:

Run Batch File On Start-up

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