---
title: "Start the BizPrint desktop app automatically when your computer starts"
description: "Turn on Auto Launch on Start Up in the BizPrint desktop app so printing resumes by itself after the computer restarts."
url: https://docs.getbizprint.com/manage/desktop-auto-launch/
section: "Manage"
last_updated: 2026-11-11
---

# Start the BizPrint desktop app automatically when your computer starts

Section: Manage

> Turn on Auto Launch on Start Up in the BizPrint desktop app so printing resumes by itself after the computer restarts.

This page shows you how to make the [BizPrint desktop app](https://docs.getbizprint.com/start-here/glossary/#bizprint-desktop-app) start by itself when the computer starts. It is for merchants and staff who print from a Windows, Mac or Linux computer, so a restart does not leave the [station](https://docs.getbizprint.com/start-here/glossary/#station) offline.

The setting is off until you turn it on.

## Turn on Auto Launch on Start Up

1. Start the BizPrint desktop app, if it is not running.
2. Open the menu of the BizPrint icon in the system tray (the menu bar on a Mac).
3. Choose **Open Settings**. The app’s main screen opens.
4. Click **Settings** on the main screen.
5. Make sure **General** is selected in the Settings menu.
6. Switch on **Auto Launch on Start Up**. The label next to the switch changes from **Disabled** to **Enabled**.

There is no Save button, because the setting applies as soon as you switch it. The app’s own description says it “will automatically start and connect to cloud service”, so after the next restart your station reconnects without anyone opening the app.

To turn it off, switch **Auto Launch on Start Up** off again.

## Check that it works

To check the setting, you restart the computer. When a station reconnects, BizPrint can send it print jobs that are still **pending**, and they print automatically. This happens when **Archive offline print jobs** is off. Before you restart or reconnect, check the printer for printouts, let the station finish anything it is still printing, check job statuses in the BizPrint dashboard, and do not reprint anything that is still **pending**. If your orders come from WooCommerce, also check **Print Job Queue** on the **Support** tab of **Print Manager**. See [Choose what happens to BizPrint print jobs when a station is offline](https://docs.getbizprint.com/manage/archive-offline-jobs/). Never place an order again or repeat a payment to get a printout.

1. Restart the computer.
2. Sign in to your user account on the computer.
3. Wait a minute.
4. Look for the BizPrint desktop app. Its main screen shows **Successfully Connected** when the station is connected.

If the app did not start:

1. Open the BizPrint desktop app by hand.
2. Click **Settings** on the main screen.
3. Check that **Auto Launch on Start Up** is still **Enabled**.
4. Contact BizPrint support if it keeps happening.

## Another setting you may see

The **General** tab also has **Allow JavaScript During Print**. Leave it on.

## Related pages

- [Connect the BizPrint desktop app to your station](https://docs.getbizprint.com/set-up/connect-desktop-app/)
- [Choose BizPrint desktop app notifications and sounds](https://docs.getbizprint.com/manage/desktop-notifications/)
- [Update the BizPrint desktop app](https://docs.getbizprint.com/manage/desktop-app-updates/)

Need help? Contact BizPrint support at <https://getbizprint.com/support/>.