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This is a question which gets asked quite a bit >> How to add my program to the Startup Folder? Or How can I make my program run when the PC starts? So for those who want to call a simple Function e.g. _StartupFolder_Install() this UDF is for you. UDF: #include-once ; #AutoIt3Wrapper_Au3Check_Parameters=-d -w 1 -w 2 -w 3 -w- 4 -w 5 -w 6 -w 7 ; #INDEX# ======================================================================================================================= ; Title .........: _Startup ; AutoIt Version : v3.3.10.0 or higher ; Language ......: English ; Description ...: Create startup entries in the startup folder or registry. The registry entries can be Run all the time (Run registry entry) or only once (RunOnce registry entry.) ; Note ..........: ; Author(s) .....: guinness ; Remarks .......: Special thanks to KaFu for EnumRegKeys2Array() which I used as inspiration for enumerating the Registry Keys. ; =============================================================================================================================== ; #INCLUDES# ==================================================================================================================== #include <StringConstants.au3> ; #GLOBAL VARIABLES# ============================================================================================================ Global Enum $STARTUP_RUN = 0, $STARTUP_RUNONCE, $STARTUP_RUNONCEEX ; #CURRENT# ===================================================================================================================== ; _StartupFolder_Exists: Checks if an entry exits in the 'All Users/Current Users' startup folder. ; _StartupFolder_Install: Creates an entry in the 'All Users/Current Users' startup folder. ; _StartupFolder_Uninstall: Deletes an entry in the 'All Users/Current Users' startup folder. ; _StartupRegistry_Exists: Checks if an entry exits in the 'All Users/Current Users' registry. ; _StartupRegistry_Install: Creates an entry in the 'All Users/Current Users' registry. ; _StartupRegistry_Uninstall: Deletes the entry in the 'All Users/Current Users' registry. ; =============================================================================================================================== ; #INTERNAL_USE_ONLY#============================================================================================================ ; See below. ; =============================================================================================================================== ; #FUNCTION# ==================================================================================================================== ; Name ..........: _StartupFolder_Exists ; Description ...: Checks if an entry exits in the 'All Users/Current Users' startup folder. ; Syntax ........: _StartupFolder_Exists([$sName = @ScriptName[, $bAllUsers = False]]) ; Parameters ....: $sName - [optional] Name of the program. Default is @ScriptName. ; $bAllUsers - [optional] Add to Current Users (False) or All Users (True) Default is False. ; Return values .: Success - True ; Failure - False ; Author ........: guinness ; Example .......: Yes ; =============================================================================================================================== Func _StartupFolder_Exists($sName = @ScriptName, $bAllUsers = False) Local $sFilePath = Default __Startup_Format($sName, $sFilePath) Return FileExists(__StartupFolder_Location($bAllUsers) & '\' & $sName & '.lnk') EndFunc ;==>_StartupFolder_Exists ; #FUNCTION# ==================================================================================================================== ; Name ..........: _StartupFolder_Install ; Description ...: Creates an entry in the 'All Users/Current Users' startup folder. ; Syntax ........: _StartupFolder_Install([$sName = @ScriptName[, $sFilePath = @ScriptFullPath[, $sCommandline = ''[, ; $bAllUsers = False]]]]) ; Parameters ....: $sName - [optional] Name of the program. Default is @ScriptName. ; $sFilePath - [optional] Location of the program executable. Default is @ScriptFullPath. ; $sCommandline - [optional] Commandline arguments to be passed to the application. Default is ''. ; $bAllUsers - [optional] Add to Current Users (False) or All Users (True) Default is False. ; Return values .: Success - True ; Failure - False & sets @error to non-zero ; Author ........: guinness ; Example .......: Yes ; =============================================================================================================================== Func _StartupFolder_Install($sName = @ScriptName, $sFilePath = @ScriptFullPath, $sCommandline = '', $bAllUsers = False) Return __StartupFolder_Uninstall(True, $sName, $sFilePath, $sCommandline, $bAllUsers) EndFunc ;==>_StartupFolder_Install ; #FUNCTION# ==================================================================================================================== ; Name ..........: _StartupFolder_Uninstall ; Description ...: Deletes an entry in the 'All Users/Current Users' startup folder. ; Syntax ........: _StartupFolder_Uninstall([$sName = @ScriptName[, $sFilePath = @ScriptFullPath[, $bAllUsers = False]]]) ; Parameters ....: $sName - [optional] Name of the program. Default is @ScriptName. ; $sFilePath - [optional] Location of the program executable. Default is @ScriptFullPath. ; $bAllUsers - [optional] Was it added to Current Users (False) or All Users (True) Default is False. ; Return values .: Success - True ; Failure - False & sets @error to non-zero ; Author ........: guinness ; Example .......: Yes ; =============================================================================================================================== Func _StartupFolder_Uninstall($sName = @ScriptName, $sFilePath = @ScriptFullPath, $bAllUsers = False) Return __StartupFolder_Uninstall(False, $sName, $sFilePath, Default, $bAllUsers) EndFunc ;==>_StartupFolder_Uninstall ; #FUNCTION# ==================================================================================================================== ; Name ..........: _StartupRegistry_Exists ; Description ...:Checks if an entry exits in the 'All Users/Current Users' registry. ; Syntax ........: _StartupRegistry_Exists([$sName = @ScriptName[, $bAllUsers = False[, $iRunOnce = $STARTUP_RUN]]]) ; Parameters ....: $sName - [optional] Name of the program. Default is @ScriptName. ; $bAllUsers - [optional] Add to Current Users (False) or All Users (True) Default is False. ; $iRunOnce - [optional] Always run at system startup $STARTUP_RUN (0), run only once before explorer is started $STARTUP_RUNONCE (1) ; or run only once after explorer is started $STARTUP_RUNONCEEX (2). Default is $STARTUP_RUN (0). ; Return values .: Success - True ; Failure - False ; Author ........: guinness ; Example .......: Yes ; =============================================================================================================================== Func _StartupRegistry_Exists($sName = @ScriptName, $bAllUsers = False, $iRunOnce = $STARTUP_RUN) Local $sFilePath = Default __Startup_Format($sName, $sFilePath) RegRead(__StartupRegistry_Location($bAllUsers, $iRunOnce) & '\', $sName) Return @error = 0 EndFunc ;==>_StartupRegistry_Exists ; #FUNCTION# ==================================================================================================================== ; Name ..........: _StartupRegistry_Install ; Description ...: Creates an entry in the 'All Users/Current Users' registry. ; Syntax ........: _StartupRegistry_Install([$sName = @ScriptName[, $sFilePath = @ScriptFullPath[, $sCommandline = ''[, ; $bAllUsers = False[, $iRunOnce = $STARTUP_RUN]]]]]) ; Parameters ....: $sName - [optional] Name of the program. Default is @ScriptName. ; $sFilePath - [optional] Location of the program executable. Default is @ScriptFullPath. ; $sCommandline - [optional] Commandline arguments to be passed to the application. Default is ''. ; $bAllUsers - [optional] Add to Current Users (False) or All Users (True) Default is False. ; $iRunOnce - [optional] Always run at system startup $STARTUP_RUN (0), run only once before explorer is started $STARTUP_RUNONCE (1) ; or run only once after explorer is started $STARTUP_RUNONCEEX (2). Default is $STARTUP_RUN (0). ; Return values .: Success - True ; Failure - False & sets @error to non-zero ; Author ........: guinness ; Example .......: Yes ; =============================================================================================================================== Func _StartupRegistry_Install($sName = @ScriptName, $sFilePath = @ScriptFullPath, $sCommandline = '', $bAllUsers = False, $iRunOnce = $STARTUP_RUN) Return __StartupRegistry_Uninstall(True, $sName, $sFilePath, $sCommandline, $bAllUsers, $iRunOnce) EndFunc ;==>_StartupRegistry_Install ; #FUNCTION# ==================================================================================================================== ; Name ..........: _StartupRegistry_Uninstall ; Description ...: Deletes the entry in the 'All Users/Current Users' registry. ; Syntax ........: _StartupRegistry_Uninstall([$sName = @ScriptName[, $sFilePath = @ScriptFullPath[, $bAllUsers = False[, ; $iRunOnce = Default]]]]) ; Parameters ....: $sName - [optional] Name of the program. Default is @ScriptName. ; $sFilePath - [optional] Location of the program executable. Default is @ScriptFullPath. ; $bAllUsers - [optional] Was it added to the current users (0) or all users (1). Default is 0. ; $iRunOnce - [optional] Was it run at system startup $STARTUP_RUN (0), run only once before explorer is started $STARTUP_RUNONCE (1) ; or run only once after explorer is started $STARTUP_RUNONCEEX (2). Default is $STARTUP_RUN (0). ; Return values .: Success - True ; Failure - False & sets @error to non-zero ; Author ........: guinness ; Example .......: Yes ; =============================================================================================================================== Func _StartupRegistry_Uninstall($sName = @ScriptName, $sFilePath = @ScriptFullPath, $bAllUsers = False, $iRunOnce = $STARTUP_RUN) Return __StartupRegistry_Uninstall(False, $sName, $sFilePath, Default, $bAllUsers, $iRunOnce) EndFunc ;==>_StartupRegistry_Uninstall ; #INTERNAL_USE_ONLY#============================================================================================================ Func __Startup_Format(ByRef $sName, ByRef $sFilePath) If $sFilePath = Default Then $sFilePath = @ScriptFullPath EndIf If $sName = Default Then $sName = @ScriptName EndIf $sName = StringRegExpReplace($sName, '\.[^.\\/]*$', '') ; Remove extension. Return Not (StringStripWS($sName, $STR_STRIPALL) == '') And FileExists($sFilePath) EndFunc ;==>__Startup_Format Func __StartupFolder_Location($bAllUsers) Return $bAllUsers ? @StartupCommonDir : @StartupDir EndFunc ;==>__StartupFolder_Location Func __StartupFolder_Uninstall($bIsInstall, $sName, $sFilePath, $sCommandline, $bAllUsers) If Not __Startup_Format($sName, $sFilePath) Then Return SetError(1, 0, False) ; $STARTUP_ERROR_EXISTS EndIf If $bAllUsers = Default Then $bAllUsers = False EndIf If $sCommandline = Default Then $sCommandline = '' EndIf Local Const $sStartup = __StartupFolder_Location($bAllUsers) Local Const $hSearch = FileFindFirstFile($sStartup & '\' & '*.lnk') Local $vReturn = 0 If $hSearch > -1 Then Local Const $iStringLen = StringLen($sName) Local $aFileGetShortcut = 0, _ $sFileName = '' While 1 $sFileName = FileFindNextFile($hSearch) If @error Then ExitLoop EndIf If StringLeft($sFileName, $iStringLen) = $sName Then $aFileGetShortcut = FileGetShortcut($sStartup & '\' & $sFileName) If @error Then ContinueLoop EndIf If $aFileGetShortcut[0] = $sFilePath Then $vReturn += FileDelete($sStartup & '\' & $sFileName) EndIf EndIf WEnd FileClose($hSearch) ElseIf Not $bIsInstall Then Return SetError(2, 0, False) ; $STARTUP_ERROR_EMPTY EndIf If $bIsInstall Then $vReturn = FileCreateShortcut($sFilePath, $sStartup & '\' & $sName & '.lnk', $sStartup, $sCommandline) > 0 Else $vReturn = $vReturn > 0 EndIf Return $vReturn EndFunc ;==>__StartupFolder_Uninstall Func __StartupRegistry_Location($bAllUsers, $iRunOnce) If $iRunOnce = Default Then $iRunOnce = $STARTUP_RUN EndIf Local $sRunOnce = '' Switch $iRunOnce Case $STARTUP_RUNONCE $sRunOnce = 'Once' Case $STARTUP_RUNONCEEX $sRunOnce = 'OnceEx' Case Else $sRunOnce = '' EndSwitch Return ($bAllUsers ? 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE' : 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER') & _ ((@OSArch = 'X64') ? '64' : '') & '\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run' & $sRunOnce EndFunc ;==>__StartupRegistry_Location Func __StartupRegistry_Uninstall($bIsInstall, $sName, $sFilePath, $sCommandline, $bAllUsers, $iRunOnce) If Not __Startup_Format($sName, $sFilePath) Then Return SetError(1, 0, False) ; $STARTUP_ERROR_EXISTS EndIf If $bAllUsers = Default Then $bAllUsers = False EndIf If $sCommandline = Default Then $sCommandline = '' EndIf Local Const $sRegistryKey = __StartupRegistry_Location($bAllUsers, $iRunOnce) Local $iInstance = 1, _ $sRegistryName = '', _ $vReturn = 0 While 1 $sRegistryName = RegEnumVal($sRegistryKey & '\', $iInstance) If @error Then ExitLoop EndIf If ($sRegistryName = $sName) And StringInStr(RegRead($sRegistryKey & '\', $sRegistryName), $sFilePath, $STR_NOCASESENSEBASIC) Then $vReturn += RegDelete($sRegistryKey & '\', $sName) EndIf $iInstance += 1 WEnd If $bIsInstall Then $vReturn = RegWrite($sRegistryKey & '\', $sName, 'REG_SZ', $sFilePath & ' ' & $sCommandline) > 0 Else $vReturn = $vReturn > 0 EndIf Return $vReturn EndFunc ;==>__StartupRegistry_UninstallExample 1: #include '_Startup.au3' Example() Func Example() _StartupFolder_Install() ; Add the running EXE to the Current Users startup folder. ShellExecute(@StartupDir & '\') Sleep(5000) _StartupFolder_Uninstall() ; Remove the running EXE from the Current Users startup folder. EndFunc ;==>ExampleExample 2: #include '_Startup.au3' Example() Func Example() _StartupRegistry_Install() ; Add the running EXE to the Current Users Run registry key. Sleep(5000) _StartupRegistry_Uninstall() ; Remove the running EXE from the Current Users Run registry key. EndFunc ;==>ExampleAll of the above has been included in a ZIP file. Startup.zipPrevious: 1447+ downloads.

Look at the AutoIt Window Info and try to get informations from the GUI you talk about. If this tool gives you informtions (in the Control tab), then you can probably automate easily the GUI.

In this example the file filter is modified to exclude all files. And code is added to return the path when a folder is double clicked (or press Enter key) in the listview. Here the path is just shown in the label. Note that the default code on double click (to browse to the folder) is still executed. The GUI looks like this: Windows Explorer example.7z Regards, Lars.

OS: Windows 10 Pro Build: 10240 Arch: X64 Laptop: Lenovo T430 Graphics: Intel HD 4000 Driver Version: 10.18.10.4252 Brightness works perfect on my rig. I only mentioned that, because we're running the same graphics and OS. I wonder if it's a Function-key driver? Have you tried adjusting the brightness via this method? http://screencast.com/t/RNAS184w0j I'm not sure this would help, but I could use one of those driver backup programs and send you my driver. If you think that'd be worth anything. Two last thoughts.... 1.) I've seen a damaged inverter cause the brightness to be stuck at a specific level. 2.) My Laptop brightness controls work in BIOS options, which is completely oblivious to a Windows driver. - Just food for thought.

(I say "7+" to mean "Vista+".) The people who are yelling that XP is totally insecure and Windows 7+ fixed all that seem to have swallowed all the Koolaid and aren't paying attention to the actual details. Do you think MS rewrites their OS from scratch with each change of the public version number? Yet somehow get it released quickly, somehow it works, somehow it runs all the old software, somehow supports the same API calls, runs the same services, supports the same low-level tools and debuggers, and somehow every new security vulnerability simultaneously affects every OS they have? No, Windows 7 (a.k.a. v6.1) is just XP (a.k.a. v5.1) with a bunch of things removed and a few things added, and some things modified. Lots of us really depend on many of the hundreds of things that were removed after XP. Some of the things added after XP are useful. Some are bloat. Many can be easily patched into XP, including some of the new security model things. Others via third-party security add-ons which are better than any of the built-in stuff that came with 7+ or XP. And those who are claiming that MS would be crazy to keep patching XP, that they don't have the resources to do so, etc.: They are committed to making security patches for XP until 2017 or 2019, because of contractual commitments they've made (some to corporate clients, and some because the 10-year promise of support on the late-released branded release of XP called POSReady 2009). So, they've been making the patches and will be doing so no matter what. The resources are there and are being used. Every time a flaw is patched in W7, lo and behold it's patched for POSReady 2009. (What is POSReady 2009? It's XP SP3 without some of the most fluffy and unused add-ons like Movie Maker. It's so identical, just setting a simple flag to a "1" in your XP registry will cause the POSReady 2009 updates to reach your XP machine every month like clockwork, and work. Coincidentally, they're patches for most of the same flaws affecting 7+ machines...because, everything from Windows 2000 to Windows 10 shares tons of code and most of the same fundamental architectures.) There's a reason something like 25% of the Windows computers of the world are still running XP. Some believe it's the best OS MS has ever made. Many people have legit reason to switch away from it (incl. that their peers did). But it's case by case, shouldn't be based on hysterical repeatings of MS propaganda that would have you believe that suddenly XP became horribly insecure and "old," but 7+ are magically secure and MS transformed overnight into a company that makes bug free software (and everything they sell is brand new code). It's just the next incremental version, with additions, subtractions, and modifications. More subtractions than ever before.

A quick simple Function I had lying around >> Function: ; #FUNCTION# ==================================================================================================================== ; Name ..........: _TrialPeriod ; Description ...: Check if a trial period has expried. ; Syntax ........: _TrialPeriod($sDateString, $iDays[, $iIsUSDate = 0]) ; Parameters ....: $sDateString - Start date of trial period. e.g. 01/01/2000 ; $iDays - Number of days for trial period. ; $iIsUSDate - [optional] Set to 1 if using a US formatted date. Default is 0. ; Return values .: Success - True ; Failure - False ; Author ........: guinness ; Example .......: Yes ; =============================================================================================================================== Func _TrialPeriod($sDateString, $iDays, $iIsUSDate = 0) Local $aFormat[2] = ['\3/\2/\1', '\3/\1/\2'] Return _DateDiff('D', StringRegExpReplace($sDateString, '^(\d{2}).(\d{2}).(\d{4})$', $aFormat[$iIsUSDate]), @YEAR & '/' & @MON & '/' & @MDAY) > $iDays EndFunc ;==>_TrialPeriodExample use of Function: #include <Constants.au3> #include <Date.au3> ; Required For _DateDiff() If _TrialPeriod('28/05/2012', 2, 0) Then ; UK date with a 2 day trial period. MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, '_TrialPeriod()', 'Time Is Up!') EndIf If _TrialPeriod('05/28/2012', 5, 1) Then ; US date with a 5 day trial period. MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, '_TrialPeriod()', 'Time Is Up!') EndIf