Many apps or softwares upon installing automatically start-up each time when you restart & login or reboot into your Mac OS X. Some of these apps simply increase the loading time or startup time of your Mac system. Here’s a simple tutorial which will help you to change or remove apps which start up automatically in Mac OS X, read on below for method to change or remove items while starting Mac OS X.

How Do I Remove Startup Apps In Mac

Remove Startup Items Mac

Jul 16, 2020  - Disable and uninstall Mac system extensions If you still remove applications from your Mac by just moving their icons to the Trash bin, you should know that the service files of these apps. If you don’t see the login window, restart your Mac, press and hold the Shift key when you see the progress bar in the startup window, then release the Shift key after the desktop appears. See also Change Users & Groups Login Options preferences on Mac Change your password, user picture, or automatic login items on Mac Set up users, guests. May 13, 2020  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 the Start button, select Task Manager, then select the Startup tab. (If you don’t see the Startup tab, select More details.)Select the app you want to change, then select Enable to run it at startup.

Tutorial – How to Change or Remove Start up Apps & Programs in Mac OS X –

• Inorder to remove or prevent apps or programs from automatically starting up, we need to remove them from Settings or System Preferences, so first of all launch the “System Preferences” from Spotlight or from the bottom dock bar of your Mac system as shown below –

  System Preferences Mac OS X Dock bar

  Now, the System Preferences window will open up as shown below , Please click on the “Users & Groups” icon as highlighted –

• Once you enter Users & Groups section, it will now show a list of all users registered on your Macbook / iMac mini system as shown below –

  Users registered in Mac OS X

  Here, select the user for which you want to change the startup items or apps.

• In the next stem, besides the highlighted “password” option, select the “Login items” option –

  Login Items Option Mac OS X

  It will now, show a list of all currently present Startup apps or programs which automatically start up when you log on to your Mac.

• To Remove or Change any app from automatically starting up from your next login, select the name of the app by clicking in the “checkmark” box , and then Click on the Minus sign button below the app list window as shown –
• That’s it ! the app will now disappear from the list and won’t start up automatically from your next log-in to your Mac OS X.

Remove Startup Apps In Mac

The method works fine on all newer Mac OS X versions Mavericks, Yosemite , Mountain Lion, Snow leopard, El Capitan and even Mac OS X Sierra too. Incase if it doesn’t work for you feel free to comment in the article.

Q&A

• Doesn't native Mac software uninstall third-party apps?
  It does, but it leaves some junk files that could have been wiped better. That's why the entire class of uninstallers exists.
• If I use uninstall software from Mac with a program uninstaller, won't it damage other applications or files?
  It shouldn't. It removes files according to the system records that list all the necessary ones - and nothing else.
• Can I uninstall system apps with it?
  No, this feature is blocked by Apple. You'll have to live with Mail, despite using web interface, with Photos app even if you prefer a third-party viewer, and with App Store even if you only buy apps from developers directly. That's because of high software integration within OS X.
• Are these apps worth purchasing?
  With such an app, you can work, for example, with your 128GB MacBook almost as efficiently as if it was a 256GB model. And the price of these two differs. You can even save a bit if you purchase a model with less storage but keep it in order.