MSI Afterburner Startup Problem

When Windows starts Afterburner does not. I have checked the apply overclock at startup check box, and this adds a startup item to Windows Task Scheduler. The problem I am seeing is the task added to Task Scheduler doesn't actually work.

On deeper investigation the task that is created automatically has an additional argument of '/s'. Im no expert but I cant find any windows document for the 'start' command that lists a valid argument of '/s'. If I amend the startup task to remove the argument and restart, then the task is overwritten and the argument is added back.

Im at the point where I have added my own startup task without the argument, and that works; I have disabled the startup task with the argument (otherwise the two startup tasks conflict). However periodically when I start my PC, the task with the argument becomes enabled again.

Perhaps Im way off track, but this seems incredibly difficult just to get this to startup properly. Whats going on?

 

I get intermittent boots when it won't start, but most the time it starts on its own

 

Can't really answer why AB not starting but the /s is a switch coded for the app so windows will not have info on this .
If you look at many of processes running on your system in command type you probably have few with switches which can be /x or -x .

I think the /s means silent and its for starting AB to bypass UAC evaluation .

 

Thanks for the responses, so here is whats odd, if I go to Task Scheduler and select the task with the argument '/s' and manually Run it, GPU fans spin up for maybe 1 second, then nothing happens.

If I go to my own task without the argument and manually Run it, AB starts.

There seems to be just something basically wrong with the standard AB scheduled task.

 

"Start with Windows" in settings is that function though right?

 

That is correct. Together with the additional option 'Start minimized' checked under General properties (in Settings->General tab), Afterburner should provide a handy system tray icon after Windows has started.

 

There is an option for starting with windows in the Settings (a gear icon on the main interface).