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Here are two ways you can change which apps will automatically run at startup in Windows 11:

  • Select the Start  button, then select Settings  > Apps > Startup. Make sure any app you want to run at startup is turned On.

  • If you don’t see the Startup option in Settings, right-click (or select and hold) the Start button, select Task Manager, then select the Startup tab. (If you don’t see the Startup tab, select More details.) Right-click (or select and hold) the app you want to change, then select Enable to run it at startup or Disable so it doesn’t run.

Add an app to run automatically at startup in Windows 10

Open Startup settings

Here are two ways you can change which apps will automatically run at startup in Windows 10:

  • Select the Start  button, then select Settings  > Apps > Startup. Make sure any app you want to run at startup is turned On.

  • If you don’t see the Startup option in Settings, right-click (or select and hold) the Start button, select Task Manager, then select the Startup tab. (If you don’t see the Startup tab, select More details.) Right-click (or select and hold) the app you want to change, then select Enable to run it at startup or Disable so it doesn’t run.

Add an app to run automatically at startup in Windows 10

Open Startup settings

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