Tell me more ×
Super User is a question and answer site for computer enthusiasts and power users. It's 100% free, no registration required.
up vote 5 down vote favorite

  1. Is there a way to start-up desktop shortcut automatically when Windows starts? (E.g. launch Google Chrome on login)

  2. Additionally, is there a way to make the browser start in full-screen mode? (The same as pressing F11)

share|improve this question

migrated from stackoverflow.com May 29 '12 at 5:08

1 Answer

up vote 10 down vote accepted
  1. simply place a shortcut inside start/all programs/startup.

  2. Chrome can be started from the command line with a flag:

    %LocalAppData%\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe -start-maximized

    so you can simply edit the Chrome app shortcut, or create a .bat file and place that line inside, than put either into the folder mentioned above (startup).

References:

share|improve this answer
Great !Thank you. Toda raba eliran :) – Bside May 29 '12 at 5:18
1  
@EliranMalka For future reference, %LocalAppData% should be used in place of C:\Users\[user]\AppData\Local. Or at the very least, %UserProfile% instead of C:\Users\[user]. The environment variables should always point to the correct places, whereas you never know if someone reading your answer has changed their profile paths. – Bob May 29 '12 at 5:25
@Bob - i stand corrected, thanks. – Eliran Malka May 29 '12 at 7:00
@EliranMalka The -start-maximized CLI argument does not launch Chrome in full screen. Unfortunately, the --kiosk argument is wrong as well. There is no in between, it seems. – iglvzx May 29 '12 at 7:45
@iglvzx, yeah is seem so. please post another answer if you know how to work it out, so others may benefit from it, thanks. – Eliran Malka May 29 '12 at 9:56
show 2 more comments

Your Answer

 
discard

By posting your answer, you agree to the privacy policy and terms of service.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.