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Assign Computer Startup Scripts
Applies To: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012
To assign computer startup scripts
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Open the Local Group Policy Editor.
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In the console tree, click Scripts (Startup/Shutdown) . The path is Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Scripts (Startup/Shutdown) .
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In the results pane, double-click Startup .
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In the Startup Properties dialog box, click Add .
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In the Add a Script dialog box, do the following:
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In the
Script Name
box, type the path to the script, or click
Browse
to search for the script file in the Netlogon shared folder on the domain controller.
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In the
Script Parameters
box, type any parameters that you want, the same way as you would type them on the command line. For example, if your script includes parameters called //logo (display banner) and //I (interactive mode), type
//logo //I
.
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In the
Script Name
box, type the path to the script, or click
Browse
to search for the script file in the Netlogon shared folder on the domain controller.
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In the Startup Properties dialog box, specify the options that you want:
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Startup Scripts for <Group Policy object>
: Lists all the scripts that currently are assigned to the selected Group Policy object (GPO). If you assign multiple scripts, the scripts are processed in the order that you specify. To move a script up in the list, click it and then click
Up
. To move a script down in the list, click it and then click
Down
.
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Add
: Opens the
Add a Script
dialog box, where you can specify any additional scripts to use.
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Edit
: Opens the
Edit Script
dialog box, where you can modify script information, such as name and parameters.
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Remove
: Removes the selected script from the
Startup Scripts
list.
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Show Files
: Displays the script files that are stored in the selected GPO.
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Startup Scripts for <Group Policy object>
: Lists all the scripts that currently are assigned to the selected Group Policy object (GPO). If you assign multiple scripts, the scripts are processed in the order that you specify. To move a script up in the list, click it and then click
Up
. To move a script down in the list, click it and then click
Down
.
Additional considerations
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To complete this procedure, you must have Edit setting permission to edit a GPO. By default, members of the Domain Administrators security group, the Enterprise Administrators security group, or the Group Policy Creator Owners security group have Edit setting permission to edit a GPO.
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Startup scripts are run under the Local System account, and they have the full rights that are associated with being able to run under the Local System account.
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Beginning in Windows Vista, startup scripts are run asynchronously, by default. This is a different behavior from earlier operating systems.
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Setting startup scripts to run synchronously may cause the boot process to run slowly.
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In Windows 7 and Windows Vista, startup scripts that are run asynchronously will not be visible. Enabling the
Run Startup Scripts Visible
policy setting will have no effect when running startup scripts asynchronously.
- Local Group Policy Editor and the Resultant Set of Policy snap-in are available in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Ultimate, and Windows 7 Enterprise. For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=139815.
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