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Windows restarts and launches programs automatically.

Windows restarts and launches programs automatically.

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spudah
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11-26-2016, 03:05 PM
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This habit bothers me a lot. It's not about startup apps either. For example, Firefox runs while I use Firefox, but when I restart the computer it launches Firefox again, as if to pick up where I left off. How can I stop this? I really dislike it. I close Windows to save system resources for gaming, yet it still starts something completely random. That’s exactly what I want to avoid.
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spudah
11-26-2016, 03:05 PM #1

This habit bothers me a lot. It's not about startup apps either. For example, Firefox runs while I use Firefox, but when I restart the computer it launches Firefox again, as if to pick up where I left off. How can I stop this? I really dislike it. I close Windows to save system resources for gaming, yet it still starts something completely random. That’s exactly what I want to avoid.

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11-26-2016, 10:27 PM
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Navigate to Settings > Sign-in options and disable the option that says "Use my sign-in info to automatically finish setting up my device after an update or restart."
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11-26-2016, 10:27 PM #2

Navigate to Settings > Sign-in options and disable the option that says "Use my sign-in info to automatically finish setting up my device after an update or restart."

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11-27-2016, 01:57 AM
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they begin automatically when the system launches. you can turn this off via Windows settings or within the program's own configuration.
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11-27-2016, 01:57 AM #3

they begin automatically when the system launches. you can turn this off via Windows settings or within the program's own configuration.

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11-27-2016, 02:57 AM
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Yes, you may need to restart the system for driver installations that don’t finish automatically after a reboot.
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11-27-2016, 02:57 AM #4

Yes, you may need to restart the system for driver installations that don’t finish automatically after a reboot.

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11-29-2016, 01:17 AM
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I saw Firefox doing the same on my PC too. It works quite well, especially because I keep it running. However, it seems to activate around 80-90% of the time; I never turn it off completely (I don’t want to lose the 5 windows and over 50 tabs I have open). I’m not sure why this happens, but I thought others might be experiencing the same thing. It probably isn’t related to Windows, since Firefox isn’t a program that starts up automatically.
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Just_Senya
11-29-2016, 01:17 AM #5

I saw Firefox doing the same on my PC too. It works quite well, especially because I keep it running. However, it seems to activate around 80-90% of the time; I never turn it off completely (I don’t want to lose the 5 windows and over 50 tabs I have open). I’m not sure why this happens, but I thought others might be experiencing the same thing. It probably isn’t related to Windows, since Firefox isn’t a program that starts up automatically.

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12-04-2016, 10:21 AM
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Windows logs you in automatically after a Windows update. This doesn't stop drivers from installing or completing this browser setting. Removing Firefox as a restartable app from Mozilla settings. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/fir...art-window Windows quick startup restores where you left off during shutdown/reboot https://www.howtogeek.com/243901/the-pro...rtup-mode/
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12-04-2016, 10:21 AM #6

Windows logs you in automatically after a Windows update. This doesn't stop drivers from installing or completing this browser setting. Removing Firefox as a restartable app from Mozilla settings. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/fir...art-window Windows quick startup restores where you left off during shutdown/reboot https://www.howtogeek.com/243901/the-pro...rtup-mode/

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