Autostart command

Buttons/Scripts
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This command can be used to add a selected file/program to the autostart, either to registry or the startup dir. The command does not need admin rights as both destinations can be written with user rights.

Autostart Location=Startupdir
Autostart Location=Registry

Command.Windows.Autostart.opusscriptinstall (1.5 KB)

Script Code 
// Command.Windows.Autostart
// (c) 2026 Felix.Froemel

// This is a script for Directory Opus.
// See https://www.gpsoft.com.au/endpoints/redirect.php?page=scripts for development information.

// Called by Directory Opus to initialize the script
function OnInit(initData)
{
	initData.name = "Command.Windows.Autostart";
	initData.version = "1.0";
	initData.copyright = "(c) 2026 Felix.Froemel";
	initData.url = "https://resource.dopus.com/t/autostart-command/58983";
	initData.desc = "";
	initData.default_enable = true;
	initData.min_version = "13.0";
	initData.group = "Command";
}

// Called to add commands to Opus
function OnAddCommands(addCmdData)
{
	var cmd = addCmdData.AddCommand();
	cmd.name = "Autostart";
	cmd.method = "OnAutostart";
	cmd.desc = "Add a file/executable to autostart in registry or as ling in startup dir";
	cmd.label = "Autostart";
	cmd.template = "LOCATION/K[Registry,Startupfolder]";
	cmd.hide = false;
	cmd.icon = "play";
}

function OnAutostart(scriptCmdData)
{
	var args = scriptCmdData.func.args;
	var location = args.got_arg.location ? args.location.toLowerCase() : null;
	var source = scriptCmdData.func.sourcetab;
	var file = null;
	if(source.selstats.selfiles > 0)
		file = source.selected_files(0);

	if(location && file)
	{
		if(location == "startupfolder")
			AutostartStartupDir(file);
		else if(location == "registry")
			AutostartRegistry(file);
	}
}

//Add executable to registry autostart, HKCU does not need admin rights
function AutostartRegistry(exePath)
{
	var autoStartPath = "HKCU\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Run\\" + exePath.name;
	var shell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
	var result = shell.RegWrite(autoStartPath, exePath, "REG_SZ");
}

//Add executable to startup folder in user dir
function AutostartStartupDir(exePath)
{
	var wsh = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell");
	var fso = WScript.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
	
	var shortcutPath = wsh.SpecialFolders("Startup") + "\\" + exePath.name + ".lnk";
	
	// Create the .lnk shortcut
	var lnk = wsh.CreateShortcut(shortcutPath);
	lnk.TargetPath       = exePath;
	lnk.Arguments        = "";
	lnk.WorkingDirectory = fso.GetParentFolderName(exePath);
	lnk.Description      = "";
	lnk.WindowStyle      = 1; // 1=normal, 3=maximized, 7=minimized
	lnk.IconLocation = exePath + ",0";
	lnk.Save();
}