Is it possible to launch Element at windows startup and minimized ?

[bouteillerAlan]

I'm trying the free version on Windows 11. Mostly to host VST3 plugins.

I know that I can launch software at startup via the AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup folder, but I see no option in Element to launch it minimized. But in the systray the show/hide option exist. Is this a future/plan feature, or something already implemented in the latest version? (so after the free version, that is the 0.46.6).

And thanks for this good piece of software :)

[mfisher31]

If you quit the app minimized/hidden, then it should relaunch minimized/hidden. If not that could be a bug. As far as building in this kind of feature, I would like to do it but TBH it isn't a top priority at the moment.

[bouteillerAlan]

Ok thanks 😊

[abduki]

Did you ever end up implementing this as a flag on startup? i noticed there is a hide/show in the taskbar option.

[tarsonis123]

Since I'm using Element as a DSP which is a set an forget, I also wished it would start minimized in the system tray. Some ideas:

• start minimized in system tray
• double click system tray opens Element
• clicking X / close minimizes Element to system tray

[mfisher31]

I will get to this eventually, but until the project is financially supported aside from a few tippers here and there... it's gonna be a slow crawl. Just being totally honest about it.