Speedfan at startup windows 8

[Christicles]

Has anyone successfully gotten speedfan to run on startup in windows 8? I can't seem to get it to run and when I start it manually it takes a while for it to actually start. I have used task scheduler to start it, gave it full privileges  and even set the .exe to always run as admin, but it still won't run on startup.

 

Any suggestions?

[gibbsy81]

Might just be a bug with yours mine starts at startup.

[nanowatt]

Usually motherboards have a bunch of utilities to chose from that can show you temp,fan speed,clock speeds...etc.Here is a link,take a look you may find a fan speed controller in one of these http://www.msi.com/product/mb/990FXA-GD65.html#/?div=Utility&os=Win8%2064 Try to download  MSI Control Center and see if it have what you want

[Christicles]

I was using speedfan fine before with Win 7.  It just seems to be having trouble in win 8 for some reason.

[Guest Machines]

I was using speedfan fine before with Win 7.  It just seems to be having trouble in win 8 for some reason.

Try this

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/5180-startup-items-manage-windows-8-a.html

Add Speedfan here (for Win 64-bit)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

 

Set speedfan.exe to always run as admin.

[Christicles]

Try this

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/5180-startup-items-manage-windows-8-a.html

Add Speedfan here (for Win 64-bit)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

 

Set speedfan.exe to always run as admin.

That seems to be it working, but it does seem to take a while to start. Like it is constantly scanning the hardware like the first time you start it up. Don't remember it taking so long in win 7 after running it the first time.

[Christicles]

Actualy if had a bug before with another app i fixed it by un checking run as admin.

Apearntly this is something new.

 

Also do this tweak to kill the startup delay.

 

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2013/02/kill-the-startup-delay-for-your-windows-8-desktop-apps/

I tried the checking and unchecking thing before as well, but it didn't help.

Thanks for the speed tweak, need to try that out.

[Guest Machines]

I have unchecked the "run as admin" option and Speedfan starts with system without any problems.

 

But if you want Speedfan to start minimized you have to:

- in Speedfan check start minimized options (Configure>Options>start minimized)

- make shortcut to speedfan.exe, right click on it, than properties, in shortcut tab set Run option to minimized

- add new string value for example Speedfan in (for Win 64-bit)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

and set the value of the string to path to the shortcut.

PS Don't use this method http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2013/02/kill-the-startup-delay-for-your-windows-8-desktop-apps/

My windows didn't start after that and I had to use windows recovery option.

[adampski]

I have unchecked the "run as admin" option and Speedfan starts with system without any problems.

 

But if you want Speedfan to start minimized you have to:

- in Speedfan check start minimized options (Configure>Options>start minimized)

- make shortcut to speedfan.exe, right click on it, than properties, in shortcut tab set Run option to minimized

- add new string value for example Speedfan in (for Win 64-bit)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

and set the value of the string to path to the shortcut.

PS Don't use this method http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2013/02/kill-the-startup-delay-for-your-windows-8-desktop-apps/

My windows didn't start after that and I had to use windows recovery option.

 

Yeah yeah, I've brought up an old threat. But the web is just one big archive, right?

 

I just joined up to say thank you for this, it solved the issues I had which were identical to the OP's. Great work.