package wincmd import ( "golang.org/x/sys/windows/registry" ) // EnsureAutoRun idempotently enables or disables HKLM Run startup. func EnsureAutoRun(key, path string, enable bool) (changed bool, err error) { current, exists, err := getAutoRunValue(key) if err != nil { return false, err } if enable { if exists && current == path { return false, nil } _, err := AutoRun(key, path) return err == nil, err } if !exists { return false, nil } _, err = DeleteAutoRun(key) return err == nil, err } func getAutoRunValue(key string) (value string, exists bool, err error) { reg, err := registry.OpenKey(registry.LOCAL_MACHINE, `Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run`, registry.ALL_ACCESS) if err != nil { return "", false, err } defer reg.Close() value, _, err = reg.GetStringValue(key) if err != nil { if err == registry.ErrNotExist { return "", false, nil } return "", false, err } return value, true, nil }