Opening programs at start up

[bixntram]

Hi, How can a stop a program from opening when I turn on my computer (Imac)? Or do the opposite? (simple question, but I'm a klutz). Thanks

 

[Cory Cooper]

Hello,

There are two ways to enable/disable automatic opening of apps/items at login:

1. Open an application, click and hold on its icon in the Dock, choose Options from the pop-up menu, and select Open at login. Follow the same steps to remove the checkmark to remove it from Login Items.

2,  > System Preferences... > Users & Groups > your user > Login Items > click the + plus button and navigate to the application/item, click once to highlight, then click Add button - or click and drag an application from another Finder window into the Add window. Highlight the application in the Login Items window and click the - minus button to remove it.

Let us know if that works for you.

C

 

[bixntram]

Thanks for your answer. Both solutions didn't work, but I'll take another crack at it; maybe I didn't do it right.

 

[Spawn_Dooley]

What is the program that is starting up at login? Some apps have it set in their own Preferences to start up at login.

 

[bixntram]

Hi, The two things that open when I boot up are: Mail and IWorks 09. Probably not important, but I'm the only one using my desktop, so I never log in; I just turn the computer on and these two programs open.

I'm running El Capitan 10.11.6. Thanks

 

[bixntram]

Still not sure what I did, but it worked. Thanks.