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meerkat
4 years agoNew member | Level 2
Can't open preference on Dropbox windows app
I am not able to open the actual Dropbox app on my Windows 10 machine. As I gather, the only way to do it is by clicking on the system tray icon. The problem is that the system tray icon doesn't prom...
johnsunruh
Explorer | Level 4
Using Windows 11, I modified the registry and then Dropbox opened normally from the tray icon.
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
I modified the data "C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\Dropbox.exe" /systemstartup by removing /systemstartup, then rebooted. Dropbox worked normally after that.
Henry85
3 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Interesting, and thank you.
I have not yet made the transition to Windows 11, and I’m holding off for a while.
Is there any reason why this might not work for Windows 10 if I can identify the same key?
Thx
I have not yet made the transition to Windows 11, and I’m holding off for a while.
Is there any reason why this might not work for Windows 10 if I can identify the same key?
Thx
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