CTS-120: 14-3

First you need to open Task Scheduler. Just click the start button and type "tas" into the search box. Task Scheduler should be one of the returned results, if not, go to All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, and BINGO, there it is.

Once you have Task Scheduler open, look in the far right hand pane, and double click Create Basic Task. This is what you'll see next. I went ahead and named the task Notepad and gave it a description. After that, click Next.

Here I selected "When the computer starts" because we want Notepad to startup whenever ANYONE logs on. Next.

Now we select the action. Since we want to start Notepad, we select "Start a program". Next we have to actually select the program. To do so, you need to know where the executable file is for that specific program.

Verify your Task Creation and click Finish.

Now for the Command Prompt program, we are going to put a shortcut inside the statup folder. To get to this folder, we have to do a little digging in Windows 7.

Here is the path to the startup folder.

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

Now to get here, you will have to make sure that you are displaying hidden files and folders and protected system files/folders. You will also need to have administrator permissions to make any changes. Once you get to the folder, you need to find the Command Prompt application. The easiest way to do this is open the Start menu, click Accessories, and right click on Command Prompt. On the menu that appears, click on "Open file location". Next, right click on Command Prompt again and select create shortcut. Windows 7 will prompt you that you cannot create a shortcut inside the current folder and ask if you want to place it on your desktop. Select yes. Now all you need to do is drag and drop your newly created shortcut into the startup folder. Again, administrator privies are needed.