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# Launch simulation mode

As powerful as startup conditions may be, it can become difficult to keep track of when certain items will be executed and when not. To help you out, Startupizer includes launch simulation mode, accessible through main menu. After entering launch simulation mode, the main window changes its standard commands bar at the bottom with simulation mode controls that allow you to tweak every possible parameter.

To simulate various modifier key combinations, you can either press modifier keys - control, option, shift and command, or click the buttons representing these keys.

To simulate power source, select desired state from the popup button.

To simulate time, use the slider. It's conveniently marked for seven days in week, so you can gauge the time by looking at where the slider is positioned between the tick marks. To make it simpler, there are additional controls at the right, first two letter abbreviation for currently simulated day, followed by the clock showing the time in day.

As you change various simulation parameters, the items list adapts to show you which items will be launched and which not. If an item wouldn't be launched, given the current simulation parameters, it's shown faded. Additionally, all startup conditions that prevent launching are shown yellow.

Note: If an item doesn't have any startup condition assigned, it's always launched. If it has single condition assigned, it's launched if the condition allows it. If it has multiple conditions assigned, it's launched only if ALL of the assigned conditions allow.

# See also

- Time based startup conditions
- Modifier keys startup conditions
- Power source startup conditions
- Working with startup conditions
- Using item inspector