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Start the BizPrint desktop app automatically when your computer starts

This page shows you how to make the 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 offline.

The setting is off until you turn it on.

Turn on Auto Launch on Start Up

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  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

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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. 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

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

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