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Neil_Stanley
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4 years ago
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Dropbox and Windows 11 - not autostarting

Although all the settings say it should be, my recently installed copy of Dropbox on a new W11 machine is not autostarting on switch on. I'm having to start it manually. One PC and 2 iOS systems can ...
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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    4 years ago
    Neil_Stanley wrote:

    Tried that (144.4.4491) - on reboot still no tray icon but DbxSvc exists in Task Manager.

    Go into Windows Settings/Apps/Startup and make sure Windows hasn't disabled the startup of Dropbox.

     

     

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Megan
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4 years ago

Hi r-c-195, thanks for posting here today! 

 

I've merged your post in a similar thread, where others have experienced the same situation. Would you be able to have a look to what has already been suggested, and let me know if any of the steps worked for you?

 

Keep me posted!

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r-c-195
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4 years ago
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Robert
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    Hannah
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    4 years ago

    Hey r-c-195, can you please clarify what you mean?

     

    Did you have the time to take a look into this thread and the troubleshooting steps available, to see if any of them help, like Megan suggested?

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      r-c-195
      Helpful | Level 6
      4 years ago
      Is there a way to send screenshots of the issue?
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        r-c-195
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        4 years ago
        Ok. Now I understand that the dropbox icon must be on the Windows desktop and Dropbox must be running for Dropbox to appear in the windows system tray.
        Dropbox used to automatically appear in the windows system tray on bootup of the PC. How do I tell Windows to automatically launch the Dropbox icon on the desktop when the PC is booted?
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      r-c-195
      Helpful | Level 6
      4 years ago

      Yes.   Didn't work.  Dropbox still not starting on Windows Startup.

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