Free · Windows 10 & 11 · ~1.5 MB · no account needed
Heads up: because StartApp is a small independent app, your browser and Windows may show a
couple of cautious warnings the first time — they’re expected, not a real problem:
• If your browser says the file “isn’t commonly downloaded,” click Keep (or the ⋮ → Keep).
• If Windows shows a blue “Windows protected your PC” box, click More info → Run anyway.
How to install
Click Download for Windows above. If your browser says the file “isn’t commonly downloaded,” click Keep.
Double-click the downloaded StartApp-Setup.zip to open it, then double-click StartApp-Setup.exe inside.
If Windows shows a blue “Windows protected your PC” box, click More info → Run anyway.
Click through the installer (no admin password needed).
Open StartApp, tick the apps you want, and press Save. Done!
What it does
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Reopens your chosen apps automatically after every restart or Windows update.
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Opens each Chrome profile in its own window with your tabs restored.
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Waits until Windows has fully started, so it never slows down your boot.
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Simple on/off list — add or remove any app anytime.
Why not just Windows’ startup list?
Add any app you want. Task Manager only lets you switch on apps that already added themselves to startup — you can’t add a program that didn’t, or a specific Chrome profile. StartApp lets you pick any app on your PC from one list.
It won’t slow down your PC. Windows fires all its startup apps at once while the computer is still booting. StartApp waits until Windows has fully started and settled, then opens things one by one — exactly like you clicked them yourself.
It brings your Chrome windows back. Each Chrome profile reopens in its own window with your tabs restored — something the built-in startup list simply can’t do.
One simple on/off list. See every app on your PC and tick what you want. No hunting through Settings, no registry, nothing technical.
Is it worth it?
“After every Windows update I used to reopen a dozen things by hand — the right Chrome profiles, my code editor, my chat apps. StartApp just brings them all back automatically, in the background, without dragging the PC down while it boots. Set it once and forget it — it quietly saves you five minutes of clicking every single restart.”
— Why people keep it installed