Run a program automatically when Windows starts short cut display 'Windows startup' and add 'system tray'

 







using IWshRuntimeLibrary;
using Microsoft.Win32;
using System.IO;


namespace Sample
{
        public partial class Form1 : Form
        {
                    RegistryKey reg = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey("SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows \\CurrentVersion\\Run", true);  // check windows is run     
                    private NotifyIcon tryIcon; //add icon in 'System Tray'
                   private ContextMenu trayMenu;  // create menu
            
               public Form1()
             {
                      // if windows is run my app (setup1) is run
                      reg.SetValue("MyApp", Application.ExecutablePath);
                      MessageBox.Show("Test");
           

                       //create Menu Item
                       trayMenu = new ContextMenu ();

            //Menu Item (Show, Hide, Exit) ==> menu Function (OnShow, OnHide, OnExit) in #region System Tray Menu
            trayMenu.MenuItems.Add("Show", OnShow);
            trayMenu.MenuItems.Add("Hide", OnHide);
            trayMenu.MenuItems.Add("Exit", OnExit);

            // Display icon in "System Tray" (refer image first) 

            tryIcon = new NotifyIcon(); // set Systen tray icon
            tryIcon.Text = "Setup1"; // set system tray text
            // how to add resources  -> click 'Properties' -> open the 'Resources.resx' -> change to string to icon  -> click 'Add Resource' - select 'Add Existing file' and select icon
            tryIcon.Icon = Properties.Resources.ftprush_install; // add icon in 'System Tray'
           tryIcon.ContextMenu = trayMenu; // add menu at "System try"
            tryIcon.Visible = true; // Icon visible true
           
            InitializeComponent();
        }
        void CreateStartupShortcut()  // Display "Windows Startup" (refer image 2)
        {           
            string startupFolder = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Startup);
            WshShell shell = new WshShell();
            string shortcutAddress = startupFolder + @"\MYApp.lnk";
            IWshShortcut shortcut = (IWshShortcut)shell.CreateShortcut(shortcutAddress);
            shortcut.Description = "A startup shortcut. If you delete this shortcut from your computer,   LaunchOnStartup.exe will not launch on Windows Startup"; // set the description of the shortcut
            shortcut.WorkingDirectory = Application.StartupPath; /* working directory */
            shortcut.TargetPath = Application.ExecutablePath; /* path of the executable */
            // optionally, you can set the arguments in shortcut.Arguments
            // For example, shortcut.Arguments = "/a 1";
            shortcut.Save();
        }

        private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            this.Opacity = 0; // form not display (this is hide)
            this.ShowInTaskbar = false; // display hide in Task bar
            //this.FormBorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle.SizableToolWindow; // in       Design mode:
        }

        #region System Tray Menu
        private void OnExit(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            Application.Exit();
        }

        private void OnShow(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            this.Opacity =1;  // form  display (this is show)
            this.ShowInTaskbar = true;  // display  in Task bar           
        }

        private void OnHide(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            this.Opacity = 0;  // form not display (this is hide)
            this.ShowInTaskbar = false;  // display hide in Task bar
        }
        #endregion System Tray Menu

         }
}

Download  Sample Coding (LaunchOnStartUp.rar)

Download  Interop.IWshRuntimeLibrary.dll