The purpose of Startdelayed is to start other (persistent) apps at Windows boot-time.
or to stop / restart running background apps (if they support a stop/remove command).
Important: To start Startdelayed in Edit-mode use "startdelayedEdit.exe".
| Version (>=) | Change |
|---|---|
| 0.010 | stdshortcuts.txt -> stdshortcuts_<ComputerName>.txt |
| 0.001 | Start of dev. 2023/05/14 |
| Issue / Bug | Type | fixed in version |
|---|---|---|
| Only even entries are editable | Bug | 0.005 |
Via Updater is the preferred method!
Portable, run from any directory, but running from a subdirectory of the windows programm-directories
(C:\Program Files, C:\Program Files (x86) etc.)
requires admin-rights and is not recommended!
Installation-directory (is created by the Updater) must be writable by the app!
To download Startdelayed from Github please use:
Windows, 64bit: updater.exe
Windows, 32bit: updater.exe
Be sure to use only one of the *.exe at a time!
(Updater viruscheck please look at the Updater repository)
- From time to time there are some false positiv virus detections
Virusscan at Virustotal see below.
At the first start of "startDelayed" the file "stddirectoriesDEMO.txt" is copied to a new file
"stddirectories_COMPUTERNAME.txt" and this file is used then.
Startdelayed has three modes:
- Execution-modes (no startparameter = run all StartCmds or startparameter stopall = run all StopCmds),
- Edit-mode.
There are two a helper apps to start startdelayed in the edit-mode: "startdelayedEdit.exe"
or to stop all started apps: "startdelayedStopall.exe".
(A stop is always required to update the apps via a network copy).
Otherwise the functionality is selected by the start parameters:
64 bit Windows: startdelayed.exe runs all StartCmds (top to down) startdelayed.exe stopall runs all StopCmds (top to down) startdelayed.exe editmode opens the gui-window
32 bit Windows:
use startdelayed32.exe ... instead
Start with Windows:
- To create a shortcut of "startdelayed.exe" in the windows-autostart folder ("shell:startup"),
run the simple Powershell script:
"create_startdelayed_exe_link_with_in_autostartfolder.bat".
Mouse-click an entry: executes the "StartCmd",
Ctrl + Mouse-click an entry: executes the "StopCmd",
Shift + Mouse-click an entry: edit the entry. *1)
Each entry consists of comma-separated-values (CSV),
NAME, [running directory] ,command, [modifier, [delay after running the command (milliseconds)],
saved in the [Directories-file].
Environment-variables (like "%SystemRoot%") are NOT usable insíde the Start/Stop-Cmd!
*1) Use it to correct tipos only, otherwise use [Setup] -> [Edit ...] or use an external editor
Configuration is done by a few files,
file encoding is: UTF-8-BOM besides the [Configuration-file] (UTF-16 LE-BOM):
[Directories-file] "stddirectories_<ComputerName>.txt",
[Configuration-file] "startdelayed_<ComputerName>.ini"
[Shortcuts-file] "stdshortcuts_<ComputerName>.txt"
Use Notepad++, Atom, Scite or any other editor to edit the files,
or use the builtin editor (Menu -> Setup -> Edit ...), but it is very "rudimentary"!
If the Data-directory "C:\Users<UserName>\AppData\Roaming\startdelayed" exists,
the app saves a copy of the Configuration-files (those with *_<ComputerName> filename only) to this backup-directory.
If the Configuration-file is missing,
an attempt is made to restore the file from the backup directory.
Otherwise a new Configuration-file is created, containing default-values.
If the Data-directory does not exist, the app tries to created it once.
contains on each line separated by a comma:
Name | Dir | StartCmd | StopCmd | Modifier
------------ | ------------- | ------------- | -------------
The name of the entry | the working directory | Command to start the app | Command to stop the app | Modifier
The default [Configuration-file] filename is "startdelayed_COMPUTERNAME.ini".
The file is created with default values.
The format of shortcuts is: [shortcut-key].
Shortcuts can be used to shorten long directory-names inside the [Directories-file]!
The [Shortcuts-file] can contain an unlimited number of [shortcut-key], [value] definition pairs.
[shortcut-key] must be alphanumeric (no symbols or special characters allowed).
inactive
This [Directories-file] entry is inactivated,
but can still be executed by clicking the entry in the list if running the edit-mode!e.
comspec
executes inside a command-shell, can be combined with "admin".
admin
executes as an administrator, but to use it, startdelayed.exe must be run as an admin too!
wsl
Start in WSL as current user.
wsladmin
Start in WSL as Admin.
Examples of [Directories-file] entries:
(The file "stddirectories_JVRENVY.txt" im currently using)
sbt_console_select,[_ahk]\sbt_console_select,sbt_console_select.exe hidewindow,sbt_console_select.exe remove,,3000
clipboardresize,[_ahk]\clipboardresize,clipboardresize.exe,clipboardresize.exe remove,,3000
cmdlinedev,[_ahk]\cmdlinedev,cmdlinedev.exe,cmdlinedev.exe remove,,3000
titleliner,[_ahk]\titleliner,titleliner.exe,titleliner.exe remove,,3000
skatstube,[_ahk]\skatstube,skatstube.exe,skatstube.exe remove,,3000
aottext,[_ahk]\aottext,aottext.exe,aottext.exe remove,,3000
Disk overview,,shell:::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D},, inactive
God mode,,shell:::{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C},, inactive
Autostart folder user,,shell:startup,, inactive
Dir c:\,c:\,dir,, comspec inactive
TEST WSL,[_ahk]\aottext,ls -l,, wsl inactive,30000
TEST WSL ADMIN,[_ahk]\aottext,ls -l,, wsladmin inactive,30000
Sourcecode: Autohotkey format
- "startdelayed.ahk"
- Windows 10 or later only.
Github URL github.
Overview of all default Hotkeys used by my Autohotkey "tools"
GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
Take a look at the file "license.txt"
Copyright (c) 2020 J. v. Roos
Virusscan at Virustotal, startdelayed.exe 64bit-exe, Check here
Virusscan at Virustotal, startdelayed32.exe 32bit-exe, Check here
Virusscan at Virustotal, startdelayedA32.exe 32bit-exe ANSI, Check here
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