Setting the Registry Startup Item to calc.exe Through a VBS Script

Environment Description

Reproduction Process

Write the VBS Script

• Set the startup item to C:\Windows\System32\calc.exe

const HKEY_CURRENT_USER = &H80000001
strComputer = "."
Set objReg = GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" _
    & strComputer & "\root\default:StdRegProv")
    
strKeyPath = "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run"
strValueName = "TestDemos"
strValue = "C:\Windows\System32\calc.exe"
Return = objReg.SetStringValue(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, strKeyPath, strValueName, strValue)

Run and Check Whether It Succeeds

• Check the startup item through powershell

• As shown above, the registry startup item was added successfully

• You can also check whether it succeeded through Task Manager, as shown below