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How do I get Thunderbird to launch at startup?

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When I start my computer I noticed that I need to manually start Thunderbird.

It would be nice if on the next version an option in the "Options" menu Tab or a check box would be included to allow Thunderbird to launch automatically.

This way users can either select or deselect their personal preference of automatically, or manually starting Thunderbird.

When I start my computer I noticed that I need to manually start Thunderbird. It would be nice if on the next version an option in the "Options" menu Tab or a check box would be included to allow Thunderbird to launch automatically. This way users can either select or deselect their personal preference of automatically, or manually starting Thunderbird.

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No, this is a function of your operating system. In Windows, you need to put a shortcut to Thunderbird in your Startup folder. In Linux, it's something like Start|System|Preferences|Startup Applications.

Some users do it via batch file, with delays so that auto-started programs don't all run at once and consume excessive cpu and disk drive access.

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No, this is a function of your operating system. In Windows, you need to put a shortcut to Thunderbird in your Startup folder. In Linux, it's something like Start|System|Preferences|Startup Applications.

Some users do it via batch file, with delays so that auto-started programs don't all run at once and consume excessive cpu and disk drive access.

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Thank you Chosen Solution for your response.

I am aware of that solution and did that already.

I was suggesting that in future versions of Thunderbird the proposed advice should be implemented.

Thank you however for taking the time to help me solve the problem I was having.

I appreciate that.