How to Stop an Application from Opening at Startup With Mac OS X

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This wikiHow teaches you how to prevent a startup application from running on your Mac.

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  1. Step 1 Open the Apple Menu icon.
    Click the black Apple icon in the upper-left corner of the screen.
  2. Step 2 Click on System Preferences….
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  3. Step 3 Click on Users & Groups.
    It's near the bottom of the dialog box.
  4. Step 4 Click on the Login Items tab.
  5. Step 5 Click on the application you want to stop from opening at startup.
    The applications are listed in the right pane of the dialog box.
  6. Step 6 Click on ➖ beneath the applications list.
    The application will be removed and will not run the next time you launch your Mac.
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    How do I block the reminders app?
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    Control-click the reminders app on the dock to open a menu. Hover over "Options" and unselect "Open at Login."
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    How do I stop applications from opening at start-up that are not on the login items list?
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    If these applications are in the dock, you can do this by right clicking on the application and selecting options and de-selecting open at login.
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    Your search button. You can search your entire computer for a document, file, etc.
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1. Click the Apple Menu.
2. Click System Preferences….
3. Click Users & Group.
4. Click Login Items.
5. Click the application.
6. Click ➖.

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