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SoundSwitch does not automatically start with Windows 10 #240

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Skairkrow opened this issue Feb 7, 2018 · 15 comments
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SoundSwitch does not automatically start with Windows 10 #240

Skairkrow opened this issue Feb 7, 2018 · 15 comments
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Skairkrow commented Feb 7, 2018 •
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SoundSwitch runs great but doesn't "Automatically" start when I boot up Windows 10. the Box is checked in the settings. I have tried un-checking it, restart, then rechecking the box. still no joy.

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Works fine for me. Just installed Windows 10 LTSB like an hour ago and just setted up SoundSwitch with Autostart and it works.

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FireEmerald commented Feb 7, 2018 •
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As a workaround do the following:

  • Press [WIN] + [R].
  • Write shell:startup, enter.
  • A folder should popup. Inside this: Create a shortcut to the SoundSwitch.exe, done.

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Skairkrow commented Feb 7, 2018 via email

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FireEmerald commented Feb 7, 2018 •
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Does SoundSwitch start if you try to start it via a click onto the shortcut?
By the way: There shouldn't be a shortcut by default in the autostart folder. Did you created it manually before? Make sure you do not have multiple autostart trigger for SoundSwitch active.

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Skairkrow commented Feb 8, 2018 via email

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When you check the checkbox to start with windows, SoundSwitch setup in the registry this key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\SoundSwitch

Can you check that you have it ?

Do you use any tool to control what start with your computer ?

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Skairkrow commented Feb 8, 2018 via email

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Skairkrow commented Feb 14, 2018 via email

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Please read the thread via your browser and not via email. You didnt give any answer to my edited questions from above.

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The only "tool" I used that might have messed things up was Samsungs SSD Magician. But that is no longer installed and hasn't been for some months now. (actually closer to a year ago I uninstalled it) I went into MSconfig and its set on Normal Start-Up, when I look at "startup" with-in System Configuration, It opens Task Manager which shows SoundSwitch as Enabled and under Startup Impact as "Not measured". And yet it is not running. when I right click on the Line that has SoundSwitch in it and go to "Open file location" and click on that it takes me to SoundSwitch.exe. When I click on that SoundSwitch starts. So it is pointing to the proper .exe. Different issue But maybe the same thing is causing both. I uninstalled Samsungs Magicain because after I installed it my Computer would no longer Hybernate. I uninstalled it but my computer still does not hibernate. So it may have made some changes that did not roll back upon Uninstallation.

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FireEmerald commented Feb 14, 2018 •
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Procedere the following steps to track your issue down:

  1. Create a new text file and place it in: C:\test.bat
  2. Open it with the editor and add:
echo hello world!
pause
  1. Start the test.bat file it should open a console window showing "hello world!" (and some more lines, press any key to close the window).
  2. Create a shortcut of the test.bat file.
  3. Move the shortcut to shell:startup (WIN + R)
  4. Double click onto the shortcut, the same console window must popup.
  5. Restart your pc, the same console window must popup again on startup automatically.
  6. Disable (uncheck) the Autostart option of SoundSwitch and remove anything which may start SoundSwitch on startup!
  7. Replace the content of your test.bat file with the following lines: (the path may variy)
echo "Starting SoundSwitch?"
pause
start /d "C:\Program Files\SoundSwitch" SoundSwitch.exe
pause
  1. Restart your pc, a console window must popup, showing: "Starting SoundSwitch?", wait a few seconds until everything was started.
  2. Make sure there's no instance running of SoundSwitch.
  3. Now press any key - while the console window is active - SoundSwitch must start.
  4. Replace the content of your test.bat file with the following lines:
echo "Starting SoundSwitch automatically!"
start /d "C:\Program Files\SoundSwitch" SoundSwitch.exe
pause
  1. Restart your pc, a console window must popup, showing: "Starting SoundSwitch automatically!" and SoundSwitch must start.

Tell us which steps are working and which do not work.

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ALL the steps worked. SoundSwitch starts with the test.bat. Wonder why I need that work around.. 8(
I know its not SoundsSwitch. I know its my system. and I'm betting its that Samsung Magician I ran a year ago.

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At least now you have a good workaround ;) Remove the line pause and edit the properties of your shortcut and set Run: Minimized then the snipplet should do what you want.

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Belphemur commented Feb 15, 2018 •
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I would bet on a optimization tool that disable the autostart of windows.

Like "speed up your system" etc ...

Thanks @FireEmerald for the support 👍

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I did run "Advanced SystemCare" by IOBIT last year. ran it, uninstalled it last June.

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