How to Stop Spotify From Opening on Startup

Spotify is one of the most popular music streaming services, and it is preferred over Apple Music by many owners of Apple devices. Regardless if you are using Spotify on macOS or Windows, you might have noticed that Spotify is configured to start whenever the system boots up automatically. If you do not wish this to happen, then we have included a short guide on how to stop Spotify from opening on startup:

How to Stop Spotify from Opening on Startup from the Program's Settings

Both macOS and Windows users can use the same in-app setting to stop Spotify from opening automatically. Open Spotify, click on your username in the top-right corner, and select Settings. Press 'Show Advanced Settings' and then make sure that the option 'Open Spotify automatically after you log into the computer' is set to 'No.'

How to Stop Spotify from Opening on Startup on Windows

Windows users can right-click the taskbar and open the Task Manager. Go to the 'Startup' tab, right-click Spotify, and press 'Disable.' This will command Windows to skip starting Spotify on startup.

How to Stop Spotify from Opening on Startup macOS

macOS users can make sure that Spotify will not start automatically by going to the Apple Menu -> System Preferences. Select the 'Users & Groups' section and go to the 'Login items' tab. Finally, select Spotify, and click on the 'minus' icon to remove it from the startup items.