Start GW2 and Blish HUD Together

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Blish HUD supports launching in tandem with Guild Wars 2 in multiple ways:

Enable stay in tray: Enabling stay in tray will keep Blish HUD running between sessions and it will auto attach to Guild Wars 2 when you launch it. This is the easiest way.

Launch Guild Wars 2 with Blish HUD: If you have stay in tray enabled or launch Blish HUD before the game shows, you can double-click the Blish HUD icon in the tray (or right-click it for more options) to launch to game.

This means the easiest combo is likely to keep stay in tray enabled and then just double-click the Blish HUD icon in the tray anytime you would like to play GW2.

Other options:

Launch GW2 with Blish HUD: If you create a shortcut to Blish HUD, you can add a launch parameter which will auto-launch GW2.

That means your Blish HUD shortcut will essentially do both jobs for you.

Here is the exact bit added at the end:

--startgw2 2

The 2 tells it to auto-login. If you prefer it not autologin, you can use:

--startgw2 1

Starting Blish HUD at Launch

You may find it helpful to launch Blish HUD when your system starts automatically. When paired with the Enable stay in tray setting, it allows you to use Blish HUD without necessitating ever needing to launch it manually. To do this:

1. Open the Blish HUD folder which contains the Blish HUD executable.
2. Press the Windows logo key + R, type shell:startup, then select OK. This opens the Startup folder in another window.
3. Right-click Blish HUD.exe (it will show Blish as an icon) and drag your mouse to the Startup folder.
4. Release right-click and select Create shortcuts here.

Reference: Microsoft Guide

The next time you log in to your computer, Blish HUD will automatically launch and sit quietly in your notification area.