How to automatically start xampp control panel in Win 8?

Question

I can't figure out where to enable the xampp control panel start on Win 8 start up. I looked under services but I don't see an option there.

Any tips would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Answer 1

I believe the executable for the XAMPP Control Panel is xampp-control.exe in your main XAMPP installation folder.

1. Press +R to open the Run dialog and type shell:startup:

   

   This will take you to the %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup folder.

2. Simply create a shortcut there to the program and it should start up automatically with Windows.