Run Blocked Startup Programs In Vista

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Windows Vista is good for security, but sometimes it can go too far making it hard to run programs that you know are safe and not giving a way to run them in the future.  The way it treats some startup programs is a classic example, frequently displaying an annoying ‘Windows has blocked some startup programs’ error message.

I’ve finally found a way to unblock startup programs in Vista and to remove the ‘Windows has blocked some startup programs’ message.  To do this follow the steps below:

• Click the Start button and enter ‘Task Scheduler’
• Enter an Administrator password or click Confirm as required by UAC
• Click the ‘Create Task’ link (not Create Basic Task)
• On the general tab give the task a name
• Select a user account that has Administrator privileges
• Check the option “Run only when user is logged on”
• Check the box “Run with highest privileges”
• Click the ‘Triggers’ tab and click the ‘New’ button
• Select “At log on” from the drop-down list at the top
• Check the “Any user” option
• At the bottom under Advanced Settings check the Enabled box and click OK
• Click the Actions tab and click the New button
• Click Browse and locate the program you want to run at startup
• In the “Add arguments” box enter /Startup
• Click the Settings tab
• Check the box “Run task as soon as possible after a scheduled start is missed”
• Uncheck the box “Stop the task if it runs longer than:”
• Click OK, then OK again

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