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How to Prevent Apps from Opening At Startup Windows 10

By: Waseem Patwegar

If your computer is running slow, the problem is usually due to Apps starting up with the computer and continuing to run in background. You can find below the steps to Prevent Apps from opening at Startup in Windows 10.

Prevent Apps from Opening At Startup In Windows 10

Prevent Apps from Opening at Startup in Windows 10

Many Apps including native Microsoft Apps like Skype, Teams, OneDrive have an inherent tendency to automatically start with the computer and keep running in background.

This can often lead to problems like delayed startup, slowing down of the computer and the computer getting stuck or frozen due to High CPU and RAM usage.

Hence, Windows 10 provides multiple ways to prevent Apps and programs from automatically starting up with the computer and using up resources by running in background.

1. Stop Startup Programs Using Settings

Go to Settings > Apps > Select Startup in the left-pane. In the right-pane, disable Startup programs by moving the toggle next to the Apps to OFF position.

Disable Startup Programs Using Settings

2. Disable Startup Programs Using Task Manager

An easy way to stop any App or Program from automatically starting up with the computer is by using Task Manager.

1. Right-click on the Start button and select Task Manager in the WinX menu.

Open Task Manager

2. On Task Manager screen, switch to Startup Tab, select the Program that you want to prevent from starting and click on the Disable button.

Stop App From Opening At Startup in Task Manager

Note: If you cannot see the Startup Tab, click on More Details option located at the bottom left corner of your screen.

3. Repeat the above steps to prevent other Programs from starting up with the computer.

Note: If the “Disable” button is greyed out or unavailable, you need to login with you Admin Account.

2. Remove Apps from Startup Folder in Windows 10

Another way to Disable Startup Programs in Windows 10 is by removing them from the Startup Folder on your computer.

1. Right-click on the Start button and click on Run. In the Run Command window, type shell:startup and click on OK to open the Startup Folder on your computer.

Open Startup Folder Using Run Command

2. In the Startup Folder, right-click on the Program that you want to prevent from opening at startup and click on Delete.

Remove Program From Startup Folder

Once the program is removed from Startup Folder, it will no longer bother you by automatically starting with your computer and running in background.

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