How To Stop Spotify From Opening on Startup In Windows & macOS

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Spotify, the music app, provides its users with a wide variety of music. It has numerous incredible features which are very useful for music lovers. Some of its features are very annoying and make its users irritated.  

Spotify Windows app automatically launches when we start our PC or laptop. Sometimes we are not in the mood to listen to music but, this auto-opening feature of Spotify makes us angry. Spotify also provides an option that allows Us to off these features. Let’s find out how can we stop Spotify from opening on startup.

How To Stop Spotify From Opening on Startup

How To Stop Spotify From Opening on Startup on Windows

There are 3 different methods for Windows that we normally use for this issue. You can use one of them. After applying those methods you will never face this issue again. 

Spotify Settings

You can fix the opening on the startup issue by simply changing the Spotify settings. It’s not a very complex method. Simply follow the given instructions.

  • Open the Spotify app on your PC Desktop.
  • Login to your account.
  • Click on the 3 dots in the upper left corner.
  • A popup appears with 5 options. Click on the Edit option.
  • Another popup appears with different menu options. Click on the Preferences option.
  • After this, a setting page opens. Now click on the Show Advance Setting button.
  • A new setting page opens. Find here the options Startup and Window Behavior.
  • Now, Click on it, and from the drop-down menu select the NO option.

Windows setting

It’s another simple method to solve this opening at startup issue.

  • Open the PC setting by pressing window+I or clicking on the Start button and then clicking the Setting option.
  • Find here Apps option and click it.
  • Now, Click on the Startup option from the left side menu.
  • Here use the search bar and find the Spotify app.
  • Switch off the toggle button if it is on.

Windows Task Manager

If the upper given methods not working for you then try this one. We are pretty sure this method will 100% work for everyone.

  • Open the task manager by using the Windows search bar or press the button on the button start bar of the PC and select task manager from the menu popup.
  • Find the startup option from the list and click on it.
  • Here you see the installed app on pc. Find Spotify from the list.
  • Right-click on Spotify and select the Disable option from to drop-down.

How To Stop Spotify From Opening on Startup in macOS

Firstly, install Spotify on macOS. Then there are only 2 methods available for macOS to fix this issue. Follow anyone of the given methods to solve the issue.

System setting for macOS

If you’re a macOS user then follow the given steps to stop Spotify automatically opening at startup.

  • Click on the Apple icon and then select System Settings from the menu list.
  • Now search the General option from the menu list on the left side.
  • Click on the Login items option.
  • Find here Spotify and click on it.
  • Now click on the minus sign.
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MacOS System Preferences

  • Click on the Apple icon and select System Preferences from the list.
  • Now click on the Users & Groups option.
  • Click on the Login Items option.
  • Here you can see the list of installed apps. Find the Spotify app and click on it.
  • Now, Click on the Minus sign and that’s it.

Final Words

Spotify is the world’s largest music-listening platform, available on Windows Apple Watch, iOS, macOS, smartwatches, and Android, offering a multitude of features. However, at times, some of these features may inconvenience users.

In this post, we provide solutions to prevent Spotify from automatically opening at startup on both Windows and macOS. Simply follow any of the given methods to rid yourself of this annoyance.