Launches programs before Windows Explorer when opening a session.
GPL-3.0 License
Launches programs before Windows Explorer when opening a session.
Often useful for explorer customizations like TranslucentTB or Wallpaper Engine (although the latter has its own launcher service similar to this one)
%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\InstallUtil.exe .\EarlyStart.exe
.earlystart
(it can be hidden) and put the command lines of programs you want to start (each line is a different program). For example:"C:\Stuff\Programs\TranslucentTB\TranslucentTB.exe"
"C:\Stuff\Steam\steamapps\common\wallpaper_engine\wallpaper32.exe"
%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\InstallUtil.exe /u .\EarlyStart.exe
.earlystart
if you wish..earlystart
is invalid (for example, the program cannot be found), the service will log an exception in its Event Log and will not try to run any program specified after in the file.