C# – How to make an application start when the device starts up in Windows Mobile

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As the title says. I'd like for my application to start when the Windows Mobile device is turned on? I'm developing this app using the .NET Compact Framework 3.5 in C#. Thanks!

Best Answer

To get your app to start, first we need to define "On".

There is "On soft reset": Here there are a couple choices. By far the easiest is to just put a shrtcut in the \Windows\Startup folder.

There is "On resume from sleep." This is a bit more complicated because you have to run something before that happens. The simplest mechanism here is to register your app with CeRunAppAtEvent with the NOTIFICATION_EVENT_WAKEUP event. You'll have to P/Invoke it, as there is no built-in managed method for it.

Edit: There is also "After hard reset". Some OEMs provide a mechanism to run an app or do some form of logic from a cold boot (Symbol for example). You'll have to check with the device OEM's docs for how this would work.