How to Stop a Program from Starting Automatically?

Open the program’s settings and disable “Start with Windows,” “Launch at login,” or similar options

Use Task Manager and disable the app in the Startup tab

Use System Settings and remove the app from Login Items

Check the app’s preferences for auto-start, background launch, or tray startup options

Remove the app from your startup folder

Disable the app’s scheduled task or startup service if it created one

Uninstall the program if you no longer want it to run automatically

Restart the device to confirm it no longer starts automatically

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