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+The goal of this example is to show how to automatically start additional applications unrelated to OBS when starting OBS.  
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+For this we will need to set up a macro which runs exactly one time on OBS startup.  
+The "Macro" condition type can be used for this purpose as it offers an option to check how often a macro was executed.  
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+In the following example VLC will be automatically opened when starting OBS:  
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+![](https://obsproject.com/forum/attachments/runonceexample-png.81489/)  
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+If you want to make sure the conditions for the "Run once example" macro are not checked anymore after executing it a single time - e.g. when adding a lot of additional conditions or conditions which are resource intensive to check like the "video" condition - you can add the additional pause action to the end of the macro:
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+![](https://obsproject.com/forum/attachments/runonceexamplepause-png.81490/)  
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+To automatically unpause the "Run once example" on OBS startup you will have to add another macro:  
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+![](https://obsproject.com/forum/attachments/runonceexampleunpause-png.81491/)  
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+Note:  
+You might be tempted to use the "Plugin state" condition type in combination with "OBS is shutting down" to unpause the macro.  
+This will not work as at the stage where macros are run with the "OBS is shutting down" condition it is no longer possible to save any settings changes.