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“Turn off the junk,” Leo advised. “Then scroll down. See this? ‘Add an app to startup’ isn’t directly here, though—that’s the trick. For most apps, you just open the app itself, go to its settings, and look for ‘Open at login’ or ‘Start with Windows’.” But Windows has a secret weapon: the Startup folder
Leo leaned over and opened (Win + I, he noted, though she’d never remember that). He clicked Apps on the left, then Startup on the right. A list appeared—some Microsoft Teams thing she never used was already marked “On.” She didn’t even know what “Phone Link” was.