how stop Lion opening apps on startup

[jtkeep]

Hi guys

Is there a way to stop Lion starting a lot of apps on startup leopard did not start all these apps on startup, it makes startup very slow.

It starts safari, mail, thunderbird, firefox, parallels desktop,

[chscag]

I'm wondering why that many applications are starting up when you boot Lion? Even carrying over settings and a new installation does not place applications into the startup category.

Open your System Preferences, go to the System row and click on the "Users & Groups icon. Click on the "Login Items" tab. If those applications are listed there, click on the small minus button at the bottom and remove them one by one.

Also... make sure that you have not selected any of those apps from starting up by choosing the "Open at Login" option from the Dock icons. Check each application on the Dock to make sure. (right click on the icon and select options)

[cwa107]

Are you aware that when you go to shut down, there is a checkbox that you must click if you don't want your apps automatically re-starting?

[chscag]

Yes and that too. I forgot all about that option.

[jtkeep]

Thanks for your replies, cwa107 i did this with the checkbox and it worked fine, still very slow startup close down after lion update.

Is there a work around so this checkbox remembers this seting next time i close down?

[chscag]

No work around. The box must be unchecked each time. There is an Apple script available that does the unchecking for you automatically, however, I have found it's not any more convenient to run the script so I'm not recommending it.

[Arcturus]

CWA107, I joined this site for two reasons: 1. Thank you for helping me and others in figuring out why unwanted apps. were opening up at start up. Man, this was a big help. I could not for the life of me figure out why several apps. opened at startup. You had the answer and a screen shot of the resolution.
2. This seems a fair site for individuals who enjoy Apple products.: Thanks again.

[Piarpreet]

I dont have anything on user/account as login programs but when I turn it off I dont get the option to check or uncheck anything. Nay other way to avoid having programs show up when I start?

Also, do you know how to uninstall applications? In case they still show up when I turn it on one of them I hardly ever even use!

thanx

[jtkeep]

I solved this problem by format, install Snow Leopard.
So no more problems with Lion.My imac is good and fast again
and no silly start all programs.

[chas_m]

An easier way to "solve" this "problem" would be to learn how to properly quit programs (hint: red button in corner doesn't quit programs).

If the programs are quit before you shutdown/restart, guess what? They don't re-open when you start up!

Remarkable really.

[jtkeep]

I think i will wait a year or so, maybe Lion will be ok,
and even then it will be on slow startup shutdown.

I much prefer Snow Leopard.

[dtavangar]

• Launch System Preferences and click on the “General” icon

• At the bottom of the “Number of recent items” list, uncheck the checkbox next to “Restore windows when quitting and re-opening apps”

[cwa107]

• Launch System Preferences and click on the “General” icon

• At the bottom of the “Number of recent items” list, uncheck the checkbox next to “Restore windows when quitting and re-opening apps”

That only works for individual applications (i.e. you quit an application, when you come back, the application is as you left it).

It does NOT have any effect on whether apps that had been active at shut down will relaunch at boot-up.

[MPalmerDesign]

It does NOT have any effect on whether apps that had been active at shut down will relaunch at boot-up.

I just wanted to put in my two cents by verifying the above. While it's not a major bug, it is a little annoying to have the OS continually "remember" the apps you forgot to log out of upon start-up by relaunching them. For the record, I've clicked the option in the General Settings and I've clicked the option to not remember apps upon log-out...neither of these features makes the OS remember to knock it off the next time you reboot.

I think this matter should be addressed in the next release by giving the user the ability to turn off application recall. Why this was even installed as a default with no work-around for the average user is beyond me.

[chscag]

See this LINK for a work around. If you're not comfortable with using Terminal, this is not for you.