Clash Verge Rev Auto Launch on Windows

Auto Launch starts the app after you sign in

If Clash Verge Rev works normally but you keep opening it by hand, enable Auto Launch. It controls when the application starts; it does not provide a subscription, choose a node or repair a connection. Check that a manual launch works before changing this one setting.

This guide covers Clash Verge Rev v2.5.2 on Windows 11, x64 or ARM64, using its English interface. Rev is a maintained project, not the discontinued Clash for Windows. You should already have the official build for your architecture installed and be signed into your usual Windows account. Installation and the different macOS or Linux startup mechanisms are outside this guide.

On Windows, v2.5.2 registers a scheduled task tied to the current account, using a LogonTrigger. This means signing in is the relevant event, not merely reaching the Windows sign-in screen. Locking and unlocking the desktop is not a substitute for a complete sign-out/sign-in test.

Enable Auto Launch in System Setting

Open Clash Verge Rev in your usual way. Without an existing permission problem, do not switch to administrator mode just to enable startup. This version selects a user or administrator task according to the application's current privileges.

1. Open Settings and find the System Setting section.
2. Note the existing states of Auto Launch and Silent Start so you can undo the change.
3. Enable Auto Launch, let the operation finish and check for an error notification.
4. Visit another page, then return and check that the switch remains enabled. Leave the other settings alone.

The switch saves asynchronously as you change it; there is no separate overall Save button to press. The interface shows the change first and may revert it if the backend reports an error. Do not toggle it repeatedly or treat a briefly enabled switch as proof of success. The next sign-in is the meaningful verification.

Use Silent Start only if you want the panel hidden

Silent Start controls whether the application panel appears at startup. It is separate from Auto Launch. For the first test, leave Silent Start off so the result is easier to observe; once automatic startup works, enable it if you prefer background operation.

No visible window does not necessarily mean the app failed to start. Check the notification area, including its hidden tray icons, and open the panel from the icon. Conversely, a visible panel proves only that the application is running—not that the subscription, selected node and connection all work.

Test a fresh sign-in before opening the app yourself

Save work in your other applications. Sign out and back into the same Windows account, or restart and sign in. Do not immediately launch Clash Verge Rev yourself: that would make a manual launch look like successful automatic startup.

• Check the application first: look for its panel or tray icon. If necessary, use Task Manager to confirm the application is running. With Silent Start enabled, waiting for a window is the wrong test.
• Check the connection separately: inspect the active profile and your previous proxy state, then open a page you normally use to check connectivity. A running app with no connection needs configuration or network troubleshooting, not another startup shortcut.
• If it did not run: check manual startup, the account used, whether the switch stayed enabled and whether the installation path changed.

This version uses Task Scheduler. An absent entry in Windows Startup apps is not enough to conclude failure or justify adding a second shortcut. For further investigation, inspect Clash Verge or Clash Verge (Admin) in Task Scheduler without editing it. Check the account, executable path and task state. The name merely being present is not proof that the task can run successfully; this guide does not create, delete or edit tasks manually.

Turn it off and respect permission errors

To stop automatic startup, return to Settings → System Setting, disable Auto Launch and wait for the operation to finish. Recheck the switch and restore Silent Start to its earlier state if you changed it. This affects later sign-ins; it does not immediately quit the running app or delete subscriptions. Test another sign-in with the same account to check that this startup setting no longer launches it.

If an error says an administrator auto-launch task already exists, do not repeatedly toggle the switch or delete registry entries. The implementation distinguishes user and administrator tasks; a normally launched application cannot remove an existing administrator task by itself. Keep the exact error and check whether you previously enabled startup while running as administrator. On a managed computer, or if a task's origin is unclear, ask the administrator to verify it rather than bypassing the restriction.

Official sources and version scope

• Clash Verge Rev v2.5.2 release and Windows installers
• v2.5.2 system settings: Auto Launch, Silent Start and saving
• v2.5.2 Windows logon tasks, account and permission handling
• v2.5.2 auto-launch backend and status checks
• Microsoft: starting an executable when a user logs on