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Xampp Windows 8 Apache Won't Start

I can't figure out where to enable the xampp control panel start on Win 8 start up.I looked under services but I don't see an option there.
45 rows Aug 21, 2014 Download Latest Version xampp-windows-x64-7.3.9-0-VC15-installer.exe.
Any tips would be appreciated.

Thanks!
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1 Answer
I believe the executable for the XAMPP Control Panel is xampp-control.exe in your main XAMPP installation folder.
Press +R to open the Run dialog and type
shell:startup
:This will take you to the
%AppData%MicrosoftWindowsStart MenuProgramsStartup
folder.Simply create a shortcut there to the program and it should start up automatically with Windows.
Xampp Windows 8.1 64 Bit
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