Startup issues

1. Make sure “Startup Behavior” is toggled ON and “Always Launch as Administrator” is toggled OFF

2. If the setup above still isn’t launching SignalRGB on startup, you probably want to check if any .exe is marked to launch as administrator, as that will prevent SignalRGB from launching on boot due to UAC restrictions
3. Check if all of the following paths executable has “Launch as admin” UNCHECKED
4. %localappdata%\VortxEngine\SignalRgbLauncher.exe
5. %localappdata%\VortxEngine\app-VERSION\SignalRgbLauncher.exe
6. %localappdata%\VortxEngine\app-VERSION\Signal-x64\SignalRgb.exe

Launch as admin

If the built in “Run as Administrator” toggle is not working within SignalRGB, try the method below to make SignalRGB run as administrator on launch.

1. Exit SignalRGB by right-clicking the tray icon and choosing Quit.
2. Turn off autostart in Signal (Settings -> Windows Settings -> Startup Behavior)
3. Then, press WIN + R and enter shell:startup in the box that opens. Press OK.
4. Create a shortcut in the folder that opens, pointing to %localappdata%\VortxEngine\SignalRgbLauncher.exe
5. Right click the new shortcut and go to the Compatibility tab. Make sure the “Run as Admin” box is checked.

Delayed startup

In some cases, it may be necessary to delay the automatic startup of SignalRGB. To do this, please perform the following steps:

1. In SignalRGB go to Settings -> Windows Settings and make sure Start SignalRGB when Windows starts is off.

2. Open the Task Scheduler by searching for it in the start menu or by using the taskschd.msc Win+R command.

3. In the task scheduler application, click on the Create Basic Task option appearing on the right sidebar.

4. Name the task SignalRGB and click Next.

5. Choose When I log on and click Next.

6. Choose Start a program and click Next.

7. In the Program/Script box paste the following: %localappdata%\VortxEngine\SignalRgbLauncher.exe . In the Add arguments box, add --silent . Then, click Next.

8. Click the Open the Properties dialog for this task when I click Finish box and click the Finish button.

9. In the Properties window that opens, click the Triggers tab and then Edit.

10. Check Delay task for and select 1 minute from the dropdown.

11. Check the Stop task if it runs longer than box and select 1 hour in the dropdown. Then, click OK.

12. Go to Conditions tab and uncheckStart the task only if the computer is on AC power.

13. Navigate to Settings and ensure the page matches all values shown below:

14. Click OK and close the Task Scheduler window. SignalRGB should now start automatically after a 1 minute delay.

Bypass UAC (Task Scheduler Import) Updated

If you want SignalRGB to launch as administrator on startup without a UAC prompt appearing, you can create a Task Scheduler task that runs SignalRGB elevated at login. This bypasses the UAC dialog because Task Scheduler can launch programs with elevated privileges before the desktop fully loads.

Before you start: You need administrator access on your Windows account.

1. Open Task Scheduler (WIN + R, type taskschd.msc, press Enter).
2. Click Import Task in the right-hand Actions panel.
3. Select the SignalRGB Task Scheduler XML file (available from the SignalRGB Discord #tools channel or support team).
4. Review the task settings and click OK to import.
5. In SignalRGB, go to Settings > Windows Settings and turn Startup Behavior to OFF — the Task Scheduler task now handles launching instead.

After importing, SignalRGB launches at login with administrator privileges and no UAC prompt. If you need to edit the task later, open Task Scheduler, find SignalRGB in the task list, and double-click to modify it.