How do I run a PowerShell script when the computer starts?

Question

I have a PowerShell script that monitors an image folder. I need to find a way to automatically run this script after the computer starts.

I already tried the follow

Answer 1

You can see scripts and more scheduled for startup inside Task Manager in the Startup tab. Here is how to add a new item to the scheduled startup items.

First, open up explorer to shell:startup location via start-button => run:

explorer shell:startup

Right click in that folder and in the context menu select a new shortcut. Enter the following:

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -NoProfile -Command "C:\myfolder\somescript.ps1"

This will startup a Powershell script without starting up your $profile scripts for faster execution. This will make sure that the powershell script is started up.

The shell:startup folder is in:

$env:APPDATA\Microsoft\Windows

And then into the folder:

Start Menu\Programs\Startup

As usual, Microsoft makes things a bit cumbersome for us when a path contains spaces, so you have to put quotes around the full path or just hit tab inside Powershell to autocomplete in this case.