Program needing elevation in Startup registry key (windows 7)

Question

I have a program that I\'d to run when the computer starts. I\'ve put its path inside \"SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Run\". This is in Windows 7. When the c

Answer 1

Windows Vista and 7 block programs requiring elevation from startup to prevent a flurry of UAC prompts at each startup. This blog entry from the UAC team explains it pretty clearly. As a workaround, create a task scheduler entry to start the program if your program absolutely must run with elevated privileges.