Where is the Startup Folder in Windows 8.1?

Ok, we all know that a lot of things have changed in Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 from the “Good Ol’e days”.  While poking around pointlessly this morning, I started to wonder where the Startup folder had gone… and is it still used at all.

If you are looking for the “new” Startup, go to the Task Manager tab for Startup.

Well, the quest for the Startup folder was a bit short-lived but surprisingly not as easy to find as I would have imagined.  Once I found it, I was quite surprised to find out that it is still used… for some applications.

To find the Startup folder in Windows 8.1

Method 1: Normal Desktop Usage with Keyboard and Mouse

1. Press the Windows Key & R simultaneously.
2. in the RUN command type shell:startup

Method 2: Through the Windows Modern UI

1. Swipe down to reveal all programs
2. Scroll all the way to the right, you will find Run under the Windows System option
3. in the RUN command type shell:startup

Either way you go, you still end up here…