New Outlook keeps auto-opening at boot and can't disable

You need to go to setting then apps and features

click on Outlook then advanced options

Then turn off Background Apps

That will stop it from launching everytime windows starts. at least on WIndows 10.

This doesn't work either. New Outlook continues to start at Win10 bootup.

Correction: After turning off Background Apps above, I restarted Windows rather than just doing a shutdown, and this appears to have prevented Outlook from starting up again. I will wait a few days and power cycles to see if this is confirmed.

Results: Nope, this doesn't prevent new Outlook from auto starting. As stated above my new Outlook doesn't show up in any of the start up locations/folders or msconfig either. It appears to have some built in hooks that may not be configurable. What a pain!!!

If you're like me the post from the Microsoft expert did nothing to help, The new Outlook doesn't show up in any of the start up locations/folders or msconfig. It's like spyware that won't go away, which is clearly intentional since you have to dig thru "ten thousand" settings just to turn it off. Basically you have to kill the background process to get it to stop launching on start up.

You need to go to setting then apps and features

click on Outlook then advanced options

Then turn off Background Apps

That will stop it from launching everytime windows starts. at least on WIndows 10.

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Hello Aroldo93

We welcome you to Microsoft community.

You can take the following steps to prevent Outlook to auto open at boot.

Kindly check the Startup Folder. Press Windows + R to open the Run dialog. Next, Type shell:startup and hit Enter. 

Look for Outlook in the startup folder. If you find it,delete it.

Furthermore, Press Ctrl + Shift + Escto open the Task Manager. Go to the Startup tab.

If Outlook is listed there, disable it.

Lastly, check system Configuration Utility (msconfig):

1.Press **Windows + R, type msconfig,**and hit Enter.

2.In the System Configuration dialog, click the Services tab.

3.Check the box labeled Hide Microsoft Services.

4.Uncheck the box next to Outlook if it’s listed.

5.Also, check the Startup tab and uncheck Outlook if it appears there.

Please don't hesitate to reach out to us if you need further assistance with the issue.

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Bertrand

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