Starting local agent automatically upon system startup (Windows OS)

If you have a remote machine or a VM you are utilizing for local agent, it may be necessary to start local agent unattended, during the system startup. You can setup local agent kick-off as part of Windows startup programs. Here are the instructions:

Step 1: Open the Startup program window

Press Start button and type "Run". This should open Windows Run command prompt. Type, "shell:startup" in the Open command, as below:

This should open the Startup folder window.

Step 2: Create short cut for agent startup script

Go to the folder where your local agent is installed. Right click on the agent startup batch script (start_agent_windows.bat) and select "Create Shortcut".

Step 3: Place agent script short-cut in startup folder

Cut or copy the short cut created in Step 2 and paste in the Startup folder window created from Step 1 above.

This will ensure the agent is started automatically every time windows restarts. 

Limitations

Depending on your corporate network setup and your windows account privileges, startup programs may not start until you login to the desktop. You may consider running the agent as a scheduled task.