# Start FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Station automatically on a PanelView Plus CE terminal from Windows Startup folder

On a PanelView Plus CE terminal, you can start FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Station automatically whenever the terminal starts by setting up the startup options or follow the steps below.

## To start FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Station automatically when a PanelView Plus CE terminal starts

- Copy the path to the MERuntime.exe file (FactoryTalk View ME Station) to the Windows Startup folder.

  The default folders of the path to the MERuntime.exe file is \Storage Card\Windows\Desktop.

  The Windows Startup folder is \Storage Card\Windows\Startup.

  Tip: | If you copied the path to the MERuntime.exe file to the Windows Startup folder, to disable the automatic startup of FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Station, delete the file in the Windows Startup folder.

## See also

Start FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Station automatically by setting up the startup options

Start an application automatically on a PanelView Plus CE terminal using parameters

Stop a runtime application

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