Startup folder

Each user has a folder under C:\Users\<your_username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup where you can put executables to be run whenever the user logs in.

Run / RunOnce

You can also force a user to execute a program on logon via the registry. Instead of delivering your payload into a specific directory, you can use the following registry entries to specify applications to run at logon:

• HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
• HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
• HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
• HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce