How to TURN OFF auto start of OUTLOOK (NEW) on computer?

Anonymous
2024-05-05T20:25:57+00:00

When Outlook (new) updated it decided that upon turning on and signing in to my computer, that it would open. I cannot for the life of me find the setting to turn this off. APPS SHOULD NOT OPEN UNLESS I CLICK THE ICON.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-05-12T02:39:33+00:00

    Please go to settings -> account -> sign-in options

    Scroll to the bottom for "Use my sign-in info to automatically finish setting up my device after an update or restart"

    Turn that option off.

    Basically, it doesn't fully close out, so it always comes back at launch. This means that even if you close it on startup, it has already launched and, due to the not closing issue, will never fully close. Lather, rinse, repeat...there it is, next startup.

    turn that setting off and it goes away.

    This is the correct answer. FINALLY, don't have it auto launching after toggling this setting off. What a terrible design choice to not let people configure this behavior from the app itself. Hopefully they fix/patch it in the future.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-05-13T22:43:04+00:00

    Edit 4/16: Seemed good for a time, but now it's back, like long Covid...

    What worked for me was the reply by [Mike Reed2] in

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook\_com/forum/all/new-outlook-keeps-auto-opening-at-boot-and-cant/bf5e99f9-6bc0-4eed-a888-4fa65e3b5bb3.

    ...
You need to go to setting then apps and features

click on Outlook then advanced options

Then turn off Background Apps
...

    It's well hidden, thanks MS!

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-05-11T10:29:04+00:00

    I'm having the same issue, New Outlook not showing up in the system startup menu but launches every time I login to Windows. Haven't found a solution anywhere.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-05-08T21:16:52+00:00

    It really isnt there, youve had it install like some other apps and siabled an option to choose autostart or not, and then tell us to trust in microsoft.

    Spending my spare time learning linux, just cant deal with windows anymore!

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-05-11T11:24:11+00:00

    me too cannot find it in start up microsoft must address this as i will also delete outlook

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