C# Run application MINIMIZED at windows startup

Question

I got the following code to run the application at windows startup:

    private void SetStartup(string AppName, bool enable)
    {
        string runKey = \"         


        

Answer 1

I have strugled with the same issue, and found a working solution:

In your program.cs, handle the parameter, and then pass that parameter to Form1:

static void Main(string[] args)
{
    Application.EnableVisualStyles();
    Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);
    if (args.Length != 0){
        Application.Run(new Form1(args[0]));
    }
    else
    {
        Application.Run(new Form1("normalState"));
    }
}

In your Form1.cs, you can call a function with the passed parameter and minimize the app:

public Form1(string parameter)
{
    InitializeComponent();
    MinimizeApp(parameter);
}

For example, with this function i used, if you start the application with the -minimized parameter, then it will start minimized, a notifyicon pops up in the taskbar and a bubble saying the app is started and running in the background.

public void MinimizeApp(string parameter)
{
    if (parameter == "-minimized")
    {
        this.WindowState = FormWindowState.Minimized;
        notifyIcon1.Visible = true;
        notifyIcon1.BalloonTipText = "Program is started and running in the background...";
        notifyIcon1.ShowBalloonTip(500);
        Hide();
    }

}