🟣 C# / .NET 6+

Get Startup Programs Report (C#)

Queries Win32_StartupCommand via WMI (System.Management) and prints Startup Programs to the console.

By WindowsScripting.com · 1 KB
GetStartupCommandReport.cs
// GetStartupCommandReport.cs
//
// Reports Startup Programs via WMI (Win32_StartupCommand).
//
// Requires the System.Management package:
//   dotnet new console -o StartupCommandReport
//   dotnet add package System.Management
//   (replace the generated Program.cs with this file, then dotnet run)
// On .NET Framework, System.Management is already available — just
// add a reference to it in your project.

using System;
using System.Management;

var searcher = new ManagementObjectSearcher("SELECT Name, Command, Location, User FROM Win32_StartupCommand");
int count = 0;

foreach (ManagementObject item in searcher.Get())
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Name: {item["Name"]}");
    Console.WriteLine($"Command: {item["Command"]}");
    Console.WriteLine($"Location: {item["Location"]}");
    Console.WriteLine($"User: {item["User"]}");
    Console.WriteLine(new string('-', 40));
    count++;
}

if (count == 0)
{
    Console.WriteLine("No Startup Programs found.");
}
else
{
    Console.WriteLine($"\n{count} Startup Programs found.");
}