--- title: Choose your init system --- The init system is the first program to start when a computer boots. Its role is to start other program automatically and to let you manage them more easily. The recommended option for Windows is Task Scheduler.
## How to know which init system I have? You can use this little script. ```bash if [[ `systemctl` =~ -\.mount ]]; then echo "SystemD"; elif [[ -f /etc/init.d/cron && ! -h /etc/init.d/cron ]]; then echo using "SysVInit"; else echo "Can't tell"; fi ``` [(Found here)](https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/164092)