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

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Last Updated: June 3, 2021

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

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Open the Apple Menu

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. Click the black Apple icon in the upper-left corner of the screen.
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It's near the bottom of the dialog box.
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The applications are listed in the right pane of the dialog box.
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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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