How to use this software properly?

[RepathZT]

Sorry if this a dumb question but I'm not great with computers and I found this program while searching for a way to make my window position+sizes remain the same after rebooting my PC.

The way I installed PersistentWindows was through auto_start_pw.bat (as Administrator) so that it installed in the Task Scheduler. I opened PersistentWindows.exe and then I rebooted. Upon reboot, I saw that PersistentWindows is running, however my windows (Edge browser, Explorer folder, etc.) were not restored upon reboot.

Do I need to do anything else in order to "save" my window positions+sizes? If so, is there a way to make PersistentWindows automatically save my windows any time there is a change without any interaction on the user's end and restore them upon reboot (without any interaction on the user's end)?

Thank you

[kangyu-california]

The idea sounds like a new feature discussed in #158, which I am still working on.
"Automatically restore existing window to its last captured position when PW starts.
Automatically restore newly launched window to its last captured position."
Here is the latest dev version, let me know how it works.
PersistentWindows5.59_patch4.zip

If you are talking about automatically launching missing windows upon reboot, you may want to do the following

1. mouse right click PW icon on taskbar, and select "Capture windows to disk"
2. Change PW command line in task scheduler by appending command option "‑auto_restore_missing_windows=3"

For more details, refer to readme home page and online help