Windows 10: Run a Desktop Context item at boot time

I run Windows 10 Pro.
I use an application to save and restore my desktop icon layout.
The source is an .msi file and there is also a .dll file.
The application puts 3 items onto the desktop context menu.

1. Save Desktop
2. Restore Desktop
3. Custom Save / Restore

I would like to activate / run the Restore Desktop item at start-up / boot (and ideally on wake-up).
Is there any way to do this.

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Context menu items not working in Start and Desktop

Good morning,

recently I found out that my Start menu & context menu items on desktop are not working correctly. For example:

When I right-click on Start menu, context menu appears (Programs and Features, Power Options, Event Viewer,...), but only 2 items are working (Desktop & Shut down or sign out). When I right-click on any icon on desktop and choose "Run as Administrator",
nothing happens.

I wanted to do integrity check, but when I run sfc /scannow, I get "Windows Resource Protection could not start the repair service" error. Any help, please?

 

How Do I Restore Action Center and Start Button Function When Desktop Icon Is Right-Clicked?

Occasionally I want to select a context menu item for a desktop icon. As soon as I right-click the icon, the entire desktop and system tray disappear and subsequently reload. I can then right-click the icon and access the context menu. However, I also
find that the Action Center icon on the extreme right of the system tray as well as the Start menu (left-click) cannot be opened. I can only access the right-click Start items. So far, a computer re-boot restores full functionality of both icons. This
issue affects all of my Dell 745/755 (Windows 10, 64-bit, IE 11) computers. Is there some way of accomplishing this without the re-boot?

 

You could always add the program that restores the desktop to the task scheduler with the option to start it on login.

 

I tried adding to Task Manager, but the problem is the program doesn't have an executable (.exe) file once installed.
The only way it can be run is via the Desktop Context Menu.
It may have "executable" system files located elsewhere but I can't find them.

 

Try with code like this (with the .dll part):

Code: RUNDLL32.EXE <dllname>,<entrypoint> <optional arguments>[/quote]

 

Hi Andre Ten
Thanks for your code suggestion.
However, unfortunately I am not familiar with the coding process or syntax yoursuggestion would require.
I wouldn't know where to start so would it be possible for you to suggest somecode in the right form and syntax which I could try.
I know how to start a new action in Task Manager (as Wullail suggested) -would I put this code in the "Actions" tab?
Would appreciate any help
Hvala

 

It's hard to tell anything more without knowing which extension you run. And I'm not really that good at this stuff.

Instead you can install another program for managing desktop icons. DesktopOK is recommended by Majorgeeks and Softpedia.

 

Hi Andre Ten

I have tried unsuccessfully in the past to find executable Desktop Restore software.
So I was very please to have your suggestion of DeskTopOK.
I've installed it and it works fine, particularly restoring the icon layout from boot which is the main aspect I was trying to achieve.
Many thanks

 

Great! If everything works out for you, then you can mark this thread as solved.

Good luck!