Order In Which Programs in the Startup Folder Are Processed (192113)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q192113

SUMMARY

This article describes the order in which items in the Startup folder are processed.

MORE INFORMATION

In earlier versions of Windows, you can control the load order of the Startup group by the order in which the icons are placed in the Startup group. Windows 3.x loads Windows-based programs starting from left to right. After loading all the Windows-based programs, Windows 3.x then continues loading MS-DOS-based programs from left to right. In Windows 95, the order in which programs in the Startup folder are loaded is determined by the names of the programs. Programs in the Startup folder are loaded in alphabetical order.

To control the load order in the Startup folder, you can rename the icons so that they are arranged in the order in which you want them to load.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/17/2000
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