How to stop Spotify from opening on startup
SPOTIFY is one of the world's most popular music streaming platforms with hundreds of millions of worldwide users, but the app sometimes pops up at inopportune times. How do you stop Spotify from opening on startup?
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Spotify is one of the best music streamers on the market, with millions of annual users. Approximately 155 million people choose it as their preferred platform every year to pass their time or complement daily tasks. But there are times when the app makes an unwelcome appearance, usually when computers start.
How to stop Spotify opening on startup
Most computers come with the option to allow some apps to open on startup.
The action enables people to start their day with everything they need ready to go.
Some apps come with open on startup as a preset and needlessly prolong the process.
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Spotify is one such app people may not need immediately.
The app may immediately launch on both Mac or Windows software, and there are different ways to stop the process.
People can also choose whether to target Spotify directly or prevent the process altogether.
However people choose, preventing Spotify from popping up again won't take long.
How to stop Spotify opening on startup (Windows 10)
To prevent Spotify opening as Windows 10 boots up, people must:
- Open the Spotify app
- Click the menu icon (...)
- Go to edit > preferences
- Scroll down to "Show Advanced Settings"
- Find the “Startup and Window Behaviour”
- Click the dropdown box to the right of “Open Spotify automatically after you log into the computer" and select "No"
- How to stop Spotify from opening on startup (Mac)
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How to stop Spotify opening on startup (Mac)
To stop Spotify opening on Mac OS devices, people should:
- Launch the Spotify app
- Select Spotify from the Mac toolbar
- Click preferences
- Scroll down to "Show Advanced Settings"
- Scroll to “Startup and Window Behaviour”
- Select "No" next to “Open Spotify automatically after you log into the computer"
How to stop any app opening on startup
Windows users can stop apps opening on startup by typing "startup tasks" in the Windows search box and toggling the enable/disable switch.
Apple users will need to visit the Dock first, where they need to click on a given app.
Apps that open on startup should have a checkmark next to "Open at Login" which they can uncheck.