Exe does not trigger when machine starts or reboots

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I have created a windows application. It logs machine events into database.
In the installer for the app, I had made changes such that an entry is made in Registry editor at the following path 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
This was done so that application triggers at startup.

But I have found that there are some cases when the application does not trigger on startup. Most of the times it does, but sometimes it doesn't
What could be the reason for this?? Is there anything else I am supposed to do to ensure the application triggers at startup??

What I have tried:

I have checked the registry editor and instead of finding the entry at 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run' I found it at 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run', which I guess is not an issue.
Most of the times the exe triggers, but sometimes it doesn't.

Posted 8-Feb-16 5:18am

Anjali0904

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CHill60 8-Feb-16 11:23am

Are you absolutely sure it is not starting at all, and not a case of starting and immediately crashing?

Ravi Bhavnani 8-Feb-16 11:48am

Try writing to the event log (or write to a log file) when your app starts up. That will allow you to verify that your app is in fact not starting, vs. crashing right after startup.

/ravi

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Richard Deeming · Accepted Answer · 2016-02-08T05:50:00

The applications specified in the Run and RunOnce commands will not execute if Windows is started in Safe Mode.

It is also possible to prevent Windows from processing these keys through Group Policy or by editing the registry:

HKLM or HKCU
Path: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies
DWORD Values: (0 = enabled, 1 = disabled)
- DisableLocalMachineRun
- DisableLocalMachineRunOnce
- DisableCurrentUserRun
- DisableCurrentUserRunOnce