Press on your keyboard to open the Run dialog box. Type shell:startup and press Enter .
The application utilizes the Microsoft.Win32 namespace to interact with the Windows Registry. Specifically, it targets the Run key within the CurrentUser hive, which dictates startup processes for the active user session. add outlook to startup
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Want Outlook to open minimized or with specific settings? The classic Startup Folder gives you more flexibility. Press on your keyboard to open the Run dialog box
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Make sure Outlook is running in the background. You don’t need to do anything inside the app yet.
Now Outlook will start silently in the background without popping up and distracting you.