Remove login items from your computer

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This article explains how to disable login items from automatically opening every time you turn on your computer.

Disabling Teams

Teams is enabled by default to open automatically when you log in to your computer. You can disable it from its settings as follow:

1. Open Teams

2. Select the three-dot menu next to the photo profile

3. Select Settings

4. Select General

5. Scroll down to the section “Application”

6. Uncheck Auto-start application

7. Close the pop-up.

Please remember to quit Teams before turning your computer off.

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Stopping software or applications to launch automatically

Login items are apps that open automatically when you start up or log in to your computer.

Some applications can overwrite your system settings and open when you log in to your computer. To avoid this, you can disable their login option from the applications' settings.

Occasionally, a login item may cause a blank blue screen at startup or other problems.

Windows users

There are many ways to disable applications, software, and web-based platforms (such as SharePoint, for example) to launch automatically on Windows when you launch your computer.

Disable login items from Windows settings

Instructions for Windows 11 users:

1. Select Start

Windows Start icon

2. Select Settings

3. Select the button Apps from the menu on the left

4. Select Startup

5. Unlock the application or software you do not want to launch automatically.

Instructions for Windows 10 users:

1. Select Start

2. Select Settings

3. Select Apps from the options available

4. From the menu on the left, select the option Startup

5. Unlock the application or software you do not want to launch automatically:

Example of application locked and unlocked

Disable login items from Windows TaskManager

1. Press the keys Control + Shift + Del to launch Windows Task Manager

2. Select the Startup tab (on Windows 10) or Startup apps tab(on Windows 11). The examples below show how TaskManager appears on Windows 11 and Windows 10:

Windows 11:

TaskManager dialogue window on Windows 11

Windows 10:

TaskManager dialogue window on Windows 10
3. Select the application you want

4. Select the button “Disable”:

Windows 11 shows it on the top of the TaskManager screen
Windows 10 shows it on the bottom-right corner of the TaskManager screen

Apple macOS users

Apple users on Ventura can follow the instruction below to remove login items.

Users on Operating Systems older than Ventura can find guidance in the Apple Support page "Remove login items to resolve startup problems on your Mac".