Lab 6.3.1.

2 - Managing the Startup Folder in Windows 7 and

Windows 8.1
Make sure you change your font color to red when answering all questions in this lab or
3 points will be deducted.

Introduction
In this lab, you will customize the Startup Folder and the Run Key in the registry.

Step 1: Creating a shortcut for Internet Explorer.

a. Click Start > All Programs, right-click Internet Explorer and click Send To > Desktop (create
shortcut).

Step 2: Adding the shortcut to the Startup Menu.

a. To open the Startup folder, click Start > All Programs, right-click the Startup folder, and select Open.

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b. Drag the Internet Explorer shortcut icon to the right pane of the Startup folder.

b. Restart Windows.
c. Log on to Windows as an administrator.
What happens when you log in?
Answer: Internet explorer automatically started up

d. Close Internet Explorer.

Step 3: Manage Startup applications using Windows Registry.

a. Click Start, type regedit and press Enter.
e. The Registry Editor window opens. Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > Microsoft >
Windows > CurrentVersion> Run.
Note: Incorrect changes to the registry can cause system errors and/or system instability.

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f. Right-click anywhere in the white space on the right side of the window. Select New and click String
Value. A new String Value is created.

g. Click anywhere in the white space of the window.

h. Right-click New Value #1 > Rename. Type Notepad and press Enter. After renaming the new string
value, take a screenshot and paste it below. Make sure the VM number in the top left hand corner is in the
screenshot for full credit for this step.
Screenshot:

i. Right-click Notepad > Modify. Type C:\Windows\system32\notepad.exe in the Value data field. Click
OK.

j. Close the Registry Editor window.

k. Restart Windows.

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l. Log on to Windows as an administrator.

What happens when you log in?
Answer:

m. Close all open Windows.

Step 4: Removing Programs from the startup folder and registry

a Click Start > All Programs > Startup. Right-click Internet Explorer and select Delete. Click Yes on the
Delete File window.

b To remove Notepad from the Run folder in the Registry, click Start, type regedit and press Enter.
n. Expand the HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > Microsoft > Windows > CurrentVersion> Run
o. Right-click Notepad and select Delete. Click Yes for the Confirm Value Delete.

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p. Restart Windows.
q. Log on to Windows as an administrator.
What happens when you log in?
Answer:

r. Close all open windows.

Managing the Startup Folder in Windows 8.1

Introduction
In this lab, you will customize the Startup Folder and the Run Key in the Registry to manage what
applications are started automatically when Windows starts. You will also use the Startup tab to
manage the programs already added to the Startup Folder.

Step 1: Customize the Startup folder.

a. To add a program to the Startup Folder, you must first locate it and create a shortcut. Open File
Explorer and navigate to C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer.

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b. Locate the Internet Explorer executable file, iexplorer.exe. Right click the iexplorer.exe executable,
click Send to, and select Desktop (create shortcut). This will create a shortcut to Internet Explorer on
the Desktop.
Note: Depending on your computer settings, the file extension may not be shown.

c. Close the File Explorer window.

d. To access the Startup Folder in Windows 8, click Search, type run and press Enter.
e. The Run window opens. Type shell:startup and press Enter.

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f. The Startup window opens. Move the Internet Explorer shortcut, previously created in the Desktop, to
the Startup Folder by dragging it on the Windows Explorer window.

Now that the Internet Explorer shortcut has been added to the Startup folder, what should happen after
the PC is rebooted?
Answer:

g. Restart the computer.

Did Internet Explorer automatically open after the boot process was complete?
Answer:

h. Close Internet Explorer.

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Step 2: Review computer setting in Task Manager.

i. Open the Task Manager by right-clicking the Taskbar at the bottom of the desktop. Select Task Manager
from the menu.
Note: Only Desktop applications can be added to the Startup Tab. Windows 8 Modern UI apps
(Windows Apps) are not allowed to start automatically with Windows.

j. To access more features, click More details at the bottom of the Task Manager window. You should see
the Processes tab of Task Manager.

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s. Click the Startup tab. A list of applications is displayed that will be started automatically when Windows
starts. Notice that Internet Explorer is listed. Take a screenshot of the Startup tab and paste it below.
Make sure the VM number in the top left hand corner is in the screenshot for full credit for this step.
Screenshot:

k. Close all windows.

Step 3: Managing Startup Applications Using Windows Registry

The Windows Registry is a tree-like structure that can be used to configure many different aspects of
Windows.
a To edit the registry, open regedit. Click Search, type regedit, and press Enter.

l. The Registry Editor window opens. Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > Microsoft >
Windows > CurrentVersion > Run.
Note: Incorrect changes to the registry can cause system errors and/or system instability.

m. Right-click anywhere in the white space in the right pane of the Registry Editor window.

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n. Select New and click String Value.

o. A new String Value is created.

p. Click anywhere in the white space of the window. Right-click New Value #1, and select Rename.

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q. Type Notepad for the new name and press Enter.

r. Right-click Notepad and select Modify.

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t. Type C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe in the Value name: field and click OK. BEFORE clicking OK,
take a screenshot and paste it below. Make sure the VM number in the top left hand corner is in the
screenshot for full credit for this step.
Screenshot:

s. Close the Registry Editor window.

t. Restart the computer.
What happens when you log in?
Answer:
u. Close all open Windows.

Step 4: Removing Applications From Startup

You can use the Startup Tab to manage what applications continue to run automatically in future reboots.
v. Right click the Taskbar and select Task Manager.
w. Click More details and select the Startup tab. The Startup tab now shows Internet Explorer and
Notepad.

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x. Stop Internet Explorer from automatically starting after reboots by right clicking Internet Explorer and
selecting Disable. While Internet Explorer is still listed under the Startup tab, it will no longer be
automatically started after a reboot.

y. Do the same for Notepad by right-clicking Notepad and selecting Disable.

What does the Startup impact column indicate?

Answer:

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