How to Make Your Computer Greet You by Name at Startup

Short answer: you can make Windows greet you out loud by name at startup with a tiny built-in scripting trick, no software to install. Save a short VBScript that speaks a welcome message, then set it to run at login. Here is the exact code, how to make it say good morning/afternoon/evening, and how to run it safely.

Create the welcome script

1. Open Notepad and paste this:

Dim speak
Set speak = CreateObject("SAPI.SpVoice")
speak.Speak "Welcome back. Have a great day!"

2. Save it as welcome.vbs (choose "All Files" as the type so it is not saved as .txt).
3. Double-click it, your PC speaks the message aloud.

Make it greet you by time of day

Use this version to say good morning, afternoon, or evening automatically:

Dim speak, h, msg
h = Hour(Now)
If h < 12 Then
  msg = "Good morning! Ready to get started?"
ElseIf h < 18 Then
  msg = "Good afternoon! Welcome back."
Else
  msg = "Good evening! Let's get to work."
End If
Set speak = CreateObject("SAPI.SpVoice")
speak.Speak msg

Run it automatically at login

1. Press Windows + R, type shell:startup, and press Enter, the Startup folder opens.
2. Copy your welcome.vbs into that folder.

Now it greets you every time you sign in.

Step	How
Write script	Notepad, save as .vbs
Test	Double-click to hear it
Auto-run	Drop in shell:startup folder

The non-obvious tip: only run .vbs files you wrote yourself

This trick is completely safe when you write the script, it just uses Windows' built-in speech engine. But treat downloaded .vbs files with caution: VBScript can also be misused by malware, so never run a .vbs someone sends you unless you can read and trust exactly what it does. Writing your own (like the code above) is the safe, fun way to use it, you know precisely what it does because you typed it.

Frequently asked questions

How do I make my computer greet me at startup?

Create a small VBScript using SAPI.SpVoice that speaks a welcome message, save it as a .vbs file, and copy it into the shell:startup folder so it runs at login.

How do I make it say good morning or evening?

Use the Hour(Now) value in the script to pick a different message before 12, before 18, or later, so it greets you by time of day automatically.

How do I run a script automatically at login?

Press Windows + R, type shell:startup, and copy your .vbs file into the folder that opens. Windows runs everything there at sign-in.

Are VBScript tricks safe?

Yes when you write them yourself, since they use built-in Windows features. But never run a .vbs file from someone else unless you can read and trust it, as VBScript can be misused by malware.