# Starting FXsound **URL:** \ **Category:** Get Help\ **Created:** [April 6, 2025, 12:01pm UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/starting-fxsound/5250 "2025-04-06T12:01:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![timh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fxsound.com/timh/32/2497_2.png) [@timh](https://forum.fxsound.com/u/timh)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2025, 12:01pm UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/starting-fxsound/5250/1 "2025-04-06T12:01:46Z")
I recently reinstalled FX sound (v1.1.31.0) under Windows 11 and for the life of me I can’t get it to start with Windows. I have a shortcut in ..\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup - the other two programs there start every time. If I click on that shortcut it starts - in a window. If I DO start the app even with a shortcut that has Run set to minimised it opens in a window. If I click on the X at this point it closes the App. If I click on the minimise bar it minimises to the taskbar, not the system tray. Old behaviour: FXsound starts with Windows and is minimised to the system tray. Problem 1: FXsound does not start with Windows Problem 2: FXsound will not start minimised Problem 3: FXsound does not minimise to the system tray ---
**Author:** ![james](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fxsound.com/james/32/2294_2.png) [@james](https://forum.fxsound.com/u/james)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2025, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/starting-fxsound/5250/2 "2025-04-08T19:28:42Z")
Sorry about this! @bvijay any idea about what might be going on here? ---
**Author:** ![bvijay](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fxsound.com/bvijay/32/84_2.png) [@bvijay](https://forum.fxsound.com/u/bvijay)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2025, 3:38am UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/starting-fxsound/5250/3 "2025-04-09T03:38:40Z")
1. Startup shortcut is created during installation at %PROGRAMDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup. Please check if the shortcut is present here and application launches from this shortcut. 2. If FxSound was minimised before user log out or system reboot, then on next launch after login or reboot, it will use the same setting and launch minimised. 3. X button on FxSound window is to minimise to system tray. - button is to minimise the window to task bar. Can you please confirm if you observe this minimise behaviour in FxSound? ---
**Author:** ![timh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fxsound.com/timh/32/2497_2.png) [@timh](https://forum.fxsound.com/u/timh)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2025, 8:19am UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/starting-fxsound/5250/4 "2025-04-09T08:19:19Z")
Hi there - thanks for responding. 1. Startup shortcut is created during installation at %PROGRAMDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup. Please check if the shortcut is present here and application launches from this shortcut. 2. If FxSound was minimised before user log out or system reboot, then on next launch after login or reboot, it will use the same setting and launch minimised. See below 3. X button on FxSound window is to minimise to system tray. - button is to minimise the window to task bar. Can you please confirm if you observe this minimise behaviour in FxSound? If I click the - button, FXSound minimises to the task bar. However, clicking X closes FXsound. I can never therefore get to the point where I can reproduce #2 ---
**Author:** ![timh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fxsound.com/timh/32/2497_2.png) [@timh](https://forum.fxsound.com/u/timh)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2025, 10:08am UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/starting-fxsound/5250/5 "2025-05-12T10:08:23Z")
Just wondering if anyone had any more wisdom on this. Occasionally, FXsound will autostart minimised. Occasionally, FXsound will minimise to the system tray when clocking X. Most of the time, neither happens. I’ve checked hidden taskbar icons.. nothing there. ---
**Author:** ![MartinDE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@MartinDE](https://forum.fxsound.com/u/MartinDE)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2026, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/starting-fxsound/5250/6 "2026-10-04T13:48:30Z")
Old thread but I found a solution that finally works for me. - create a batch file in C:\YourUserName\Martin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup - call it e. g. fxsoundautostart.cmd - paste in this: @echo off start “” “C:\Program Files\FxSound LLC\FxSound\FxSound.exe” exit