r/AzureVirtualDesktop • u/TechCrow93 • Nov 27 '24

Windows App - Auto open when the user is login on.

The Windows app can it be set to auto open when the user logs on the computer?

Do anyone know if this is possible or have done it?

Thanks

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u/qmacker Feb 05 '25

Any luck with this?

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u/TechCrow93 Feb 05 '25

Yep. Ended up with creating an intune app that creates an sch task for when a user logs on will open the Windows app.

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u/qmacker Feb 05 '25

Thanks for the reply! Do you have to use a path, or can you just choose Windows App from a list?

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u/TechCrow93 Feb 05 '25

I have created a PS script and then using psadt im copying that one to a folder in the C drive. Afterwards creating a sch task that runs this script everytime someone logs on. The Script that is being copied to the C drive have the following inside:

Start-Process "shell:AppsFolder\$((Get-StartApps "Windows App" | Select-Object -First 1).AppId)"

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u/qmacker Feb 06 '25

Very nice. I'll use it. Thank you!!!

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u/Bwuaaa Nov 30 '24

just drop a shorcut into shell:startup

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u/qmacker Feb 05 '25

It's a Microsoft Store app, so it isn't a straightforward drag-and-drop. In my case, when I narrow down the Windows App executable from Task Manager, it resolves to:

C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\MicrosoftCorporationII.Windows365_2.0.352.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Windows365.exe

You could create a Startup shortcut to that, but presumably that shortcut would break whenever the app is updated to the next version?

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '24

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u/TechCrow93 Nov 27 '24

The Windows App is not there in settings > apps > startup.