The final thing I would like when beginning up my Mac is half of the purposes deciding they should open earlier than I can do the rest. It’s not that I do not need any software to begin when my Mac does, however method too many do that by default, which implies I’ve to attend longer earlier than I can use my machine to do essential issues, like watching YouTube movies.

It’s a drag, however you possibly can take management. Note that we additionally wrote about how to stop programs from loading when Windows boots up, so verify that out when you’re a PC person.

Disable Reopening Windows on Boot

Your Mac, by default, will reopen all home windows after you restart. Disabling that is the perfect first step to having fewer purposes begin at boot. While some individuals respect choosing up the place they left off, others would possibly favor to decide on which apps to open first. The easiest method to change this setting is to uncheck the Reopen home windows when logging again in checkbox earlier than restarting.

This setting will keep the identical the following time you restart. Note that within the occasion of a crash, your Mac will nonetheless supply to reopen your home windows if you boot it up.

Check System Settings

With macOS 13 Ventura, you will discover all purposes set to begin if you log in to System Settings, which you’ll open by clicking the Apple brand within the top-left nook after which clicking System Settings. Head to General within the left-hand sidebar after which click on Login Items.