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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 ...
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.
Mark
Super User II
Super User IIHave you tried a reinstall?
Tried that (144.4.4491) - on reboot still no tray icon but DbxSvc exists in Task Manager. File moved to Dropbox folder didn't appear on other devices until I forced Dropbox start (when 3 additional Dropbox tasks appeared in Task Manager as did tray icon).
Thanks.
- Rich
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.
Didn't work. Dropbox still not starting on Windows Startup. Dropbox was set to start at Windows Startup just like the screen shows.
When Windows was restarted, somehow, the Dropbox switch was turned from on to off.
Thanks, that found it - I had looked there previously and it had been set to start.
Oh dear! This morning it's still set correctly but Dropbox didn't start up on it's own.
- This might just be the answer I've been looking for! Will give it a try. 🙂
