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Windows 7 doesn't autorun Portable Apps Starter on Flash drive

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Mar 15, 202612902 views
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Problem

I'm afraid the answer is "it won't due to new security features", but I'll ask anyway. I have a USB Flash Drive I run Portable Applications on (who doesn't, right?). I use PStart to start up a nice menu I've been using for a couple years, have my configuration dialed in to something that is product…

Error Output

[Autorun]
Open=Applications\pstart\PStart.exe
Action=Start PortableApps
Icon=Applications\PortableAppsMenu\PortableAppsMenu.exe
Label=PortableApps

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Fix for: Windows 7 doesn't autorun Portable Apps Starter on Flash drive

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Unfortunately, you're correct. The new security features of Windows 7 will not run autorun programs unless it's on optical media. See more here: AutoRun changes in Windows 7.

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