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Download and install Evernote, if necessary:
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Download and install AlwaysUp, if necessary.
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Start AlwaysUp.
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Select Application > Add to open the Add Application window:
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On the General tab:
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In the Application field, enter the full path to the Evernote executable, Evernote.exe.
If you installed Evernote in the default location, this will be:
C:\Users\[USER-NAME]\AppData\Local\Programs\Evernote\Evernote.exe
where [USER-NAME] is the name of your Windows account.
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In the Start the application field, select Automatically, but shortly after the computer boots.
That tells AlwaysUp to launch Evernote 1-2 minutes after a reboot — after critical Windows Services
(such as event logging and networking) have fully initialized and are ready to go.
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In the Name field, enter the name that you will call the application in AlwaysUp.
We have specified Evernote but you can specify another value if you like.
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Move to the Logon tab and enter the username and password of the Windows account where you installed and use Evernote.
Evernote must run in this account so that it can find its settings.
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On the Startup tab, check the Ensure that the Windows Networking components have started box.
This tells AlwaysUp that Evernote needs the TCP/IP networking stack to do its work.
We also recommend checking the Stop all copies of the application running on this computer and the two boxes below.
These options will ensure that another copy of Evernote in your account won't prevent the instance launched by AlwaysUp from starting properly.
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We're done setting up Evernote so click the Save button to record your new service.
In a couple of seconds, an application called Evernote will show up in the AlwaysUp window.
It's not yet running though and the state will be "Stopped":
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Now that we are set up to start Evernote when your computer boots, we no longer need it to start when you log on.
To deactivate that setting:
- Start Evernote.
- Select Tools > Settings to open the Settings window.
- In the Preferences > Application section, uncheck Open Evernote at start-up:
- Close the Settings window.
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To start Evernote from AlwaysUp, choose Application > Start "Evernote".
The state will change to "Running" and Evernote will be working in the background:
Note that Evernote will be running in Session 0 —
the background desktop dedicated to Windows Services. You won't see it on your screen.
If you wish to start Evernote on your desktop "like normal", select Application > Start "Evernote" in this session.
The familiar task tray icon will show up in a few seconds.
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That's it. Next time your computer boots, Evernote will start up immediately, in the background, without anyone needing to log on.
Please restart your computer now and confirm that Evernote works as expected after Windows comes back to life.
And please feel free to edit Evernote in AlwaysUp to check out the many other settings that may be appropriate for your environment.
For example, send email alerts if Evernote stops, boost the process priority, and more.
