Stop autostart apps in Windows 11 startup settings
The place to stop the application that starts automatically when Windows 11 starts is in the application settings or task manager startup, and you can stop automatic startup by disabling or turning off the startup setting for each application. This page introduces settings for startup apps that automatically start at startup. See the page below for how to stop the app from running in the background after launch.
Stop/start apps that start automatically in startup settings
Startup stop / start setting from the application setting
Open app startup settings
Click the Start button, then click Settings in Start.
Click “Apps” to display the app settings screen.
Click Startup.
Stop startup apps from autostarting
Operate by clicking the switch button of the app name in the list of startups. By clicking the switch button of the app name and turning it “Off”, you can stop the selected app from auto-starting and disable its startup.
Launching startup apps that autostart
If you set the switch button of the desired application to “ON” in the startup settings, it will start automatically after signing in.
Stop/start startup from task manager
Task Manager has been redesigned in version 22H2 , so 21H2 and 22H2 are explained separately.
open task manager
This opening is possible in both versions.
Right-click the Start button and click Task Manager on the menu.
If Task Manager is in simple view, click Details.
- Ver.22H2 Startup setting with task manager
- Ver.21H2 Startup settings with Task Manager
Ver.22H2 Startup setting with task manager
Ver.22H2 Open the startup settings of Task Manager
When Task Manager appears, click on the “Startup Apps” icon.
Stop startup apps with Ver.22H2 Task Manager
If the “Status” display is “Disabled”, the startup app has stopped auto-starting. Click the app you want to stop startup to select it.
” Disable” in the menu becomes active, so you can stop the automatic launch of the app and disable startup by clicking it.
When you click “Disable”, the “Status” display changes to “Disabled” and “Disabled” changes to “Enabled”.
Ver.22H2 Launching startup apps with Task Manager
If you want to enable startup auto-launch, select a disabled app and click “Enable” to auto-launch it after sign-in.
Ver.21H2 Open the startup settings of Task Manager
When Task Manager appears, click the Startup tab.
Stop startup apps with Ver.21H2 Task Manager
If the “Status” display is “Disabled”, the startup app has stopped auto-starting. Click on the app you want to stop staring up and select it.
The “Disable” button becomes active, so you can click it to stop the automatic launch of the app and disable its startup.
When you click “Disable”, the “Status” display changes to “Disable” and the “Disable” button changes to “Enable”.
Ver.21H2 Launching startup apps with Task Manager
If you want to enable startup auto-launch, select a disabled app and click “Enable” to auto-launch it after sign-in. ■ The setting to stop/start the automatic startup of startup will be reflected after the next startup sign-in.