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Running an Application Automatically

An application can be run automatically on a run-time image, with the addition of a RunOnce Request resource. This can be used, for example, to create a dedicated device, to create the appearance of a custom shell, or to start a service after first boot.

In This Section

  • Design a Run-Time Image
    Describes the design phase of the development process. During this phase you can choose the components and resources that are required for your run-time image.
  • RunOnce Request
    Describes the registry keys and extended properties of the custom resource that is used to run an application during or after first boot of the run-time image, or after every logon.
  • Automatically Joining a Domain with a Custom Application
    Describes how to join your run-time image to a domain automatically by using a custom domain-joining application.

Last updated on Wednesday, October 18, 2006

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