How to Delete Startup Entries
Method 1 of 2:
Windows
Works for all Windows versions; tested on Windows XP and 7 (Virtual-PC)
- Hit ⊞ Win+R and type in regedit.
- You have to provide administrator permissions in order to make any changes to the registry.
- Navigate to certain registry keys and find the desired values. These keys are:
- HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun
- HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRunOnce
- HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRunServices
- HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRunServicesOnce
- HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun
- HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRunOnce
- HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRunOnceEx
- Don't worry if the keys ending with RunOnceEx, RunServices and RunServicesOnce don't exist - this just means that no programs have created startup entries that would cause programs to run once and then close themselves automatically and trigger system services.
- Delete the correct values. They should be named after the corresponding programs.
- Make sure not to delete any important values out of any other keys if you don't know what you're doing.
- Confirm your changes. Close the registry editor and restart your computer/log off and back on.
Method 2 of 2:
Mac OS X
- Open up the Apple menu. This is the upper left corner of the screen.
- Navigate to the following path.
- System Preferences > Users and Groups > Login Items
- Choose the account you want to modify. All usernames will appear in the left sidebar of the window.
- Click the Lock icon.
- If this menu is already unlocked, you can skip this and the next step.
- Enter your password.
- Click an application you wish to remove from startup.
- Click the - button. It is located under the list of applications. This will stop the application or service from running on startup.
- You can re-add items using the + button.
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