# Autostart node-red on Windows

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/autostart-node-red-on-windows/9975
**Category:** General
**Created:** [10 April 2019 09:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/autostart-node-red-on-windows/9975 "2019-04-10T09:03:26Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![JokinSegu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ed655f/32.png) [@JokinSegu](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/JokinSegu)
#### Post date: [10 April 2019 09:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/autostart-node-red-on-windows/9975/1 "2019-04-10T09:03:26Z")

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I have installed node-red on windows but if I close the cmd the Node-Red shuts down so how can I set up the Autostart in windows?

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### Author: ![ukmoose](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ukmoose/32/13_2.png) [@ukmoose](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ukmoose)
#### Post date: [10 April 2019 09:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/autostart-node-red-on-windows/9975/2 "2019-04-10T09:05:42Z")

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Covered in the documentation [https://nodered.org/docs/platforms/windows](https://nodered.org/docs/platforms/windows)