[Windows] Implement AutoStart: add examples and fix C API array cleanup#38
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[Windows] Implement AutoStart: add examples and fix C API array cleanup
Mar 1, 2026
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Adds working examples for the AutoStart API (C++ and C) and fixes a C API memory management issue where callers were incorrectly instructed to use
delete[]directly — which is not valid from C code.C API fix
native_autostart_free_arguments()toautostart_c.h/autostart_c.cppfor proper C-compatible cleanup of argument arrays returned bynative_autostart_get_arguments()Examples
examples/autostart_example/— C++ example coveringEnable,Disable,IsEnabled,SetProgram, and default-detection behaviorexamples/autostart_c_example/— C equivalent using thenative_autostart_*C APICMakeLists.txtPlatform notes for the underlying Windows implementation: uses
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Runwith no elevated privileges required.Original prompt
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