iMac Question: When I start my iMac 21, Finder, Keychain, Two factor authentication, and a video program (Capto) also start. I shut each one down and continue. When I go to Preferences...

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

When I start my iMac 21, Finder, Keychain, Two factor authentication, and a video program (Capto) also start. I shut each one down and continue. When I go to Preferences and look at what's supposed to start, the only program listed is Chrome. How can I prevent the others from starting.

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Don’t know--I have never had that problem. I don’t use Chrome, so perhaps it has something to do with it.

Shellback Loc: North of Cheyenne Bottoms Wetlands - Kansas

When you shut down or restart, uncheck the box "Reopen windows when logging back in"

Walkabout08

Sound like a question to pose to the Genius Bar

avflinsch Loc: Hamilton, New Jersey

They are probably listed in one of these directories
/System/Library/LaunchAgents
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons
~/Library/LaunchAgents
~/Library/LaunchDaemons

open a terminal then cd to each of these and see if they are there.

PaulBrit Loc: Merlin, Southern Oregon

jerryc41 wrote:

When I start my iMac 21, Finder, Keychain, Two factor authentication, and a video program (Capto) also start. I shut each one down and continue. When I go to Preferences and look at what's supposed to start, the only program listed is Chrome. How can I prevent the others from starting.

I have that problem on my iMac. I am using Safari and the software apps that also start include Kensington Works, an app that I don’t use with my mouse, and some others. I use Clean My Mac and that seems to find bits and pieces relevant to the problem but, hey presto, the next time I turn on my Mac the same issue is there.

Would love to know what is causing this. I have only had the problem for a few months.

PaulBrit Loc: Merlin, Southern Oregon

Shellback wrote:

When you shut down or restart, uncheck the box "Reopen windows when logging back in"

I already do that. It doesn’t make any difference.

BobHartung Loc: Bettendorf, IA

jerryc41 wrote:

When I start my iMac 21, Finder, Keychain, Two factor authentication, and a video program (Capto) also start. I shut each one down and continue. When I go to Preferences and look at what's supposed to start, the only program listed is Chrome. How can I prevent the others from starting.

If the program name shows in the "login Items" list, it will start. If you don't want to see it, then check the "hide" box. Also check to see if you have another user, such as Admin or Root that has these set to start. If not, then there may be a setting in the "Preferences" for each individual program.

avflinsch Loc: Hamilton, New Jersey

PaulBrit wrote:

I have that problem on my iMac. I am using Safari and the software apps that also start include Kensington Works, an app that I don’t use with my mouse, and some others. I use Clean My Mac and that seems to find bits and pieces relevant to the problem but, hey presto, the next time I turn on my Mac the same issue is there.

Would love to know what is causing this. I have only had the problem for a few months.

They are being run as Launch Agents or Daemons and not Login Items

CleanMyMac has an option to remove/disable Launch Agents and Daemons

on the left hand panel, select Optimization, then on the right panel select Launch Agents and disable the ones that you don't want.

PaulBrit Loc: Merlin, Southern Oregon

avflinsch wrote:

They are being run as Launch Agents or Daemons and not Login Items

CleanMyMac has an option to remove/disable Launch Agents and Daemons

on the left hand panel, select Optimization, then on the right panel select Launch Agents and disable the ones that you don't want.

Thank you. I will try that later on.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Walkabout08 wrote:

Sound like a question to pose to the Genius Bar

I they don't serve Guinness, I avoid that bar. I thought we had enough geniuses here.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Shellback wrote:

When you shut down or restart, uncheck the box "Reopen windows when logging back in"

Thanks. I'll try that.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

avflinsch wrote:

They are probably listed in one of these directories
/System/Library/LaunchAgents
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons
~/Library/LaunchAgents
~/Library/LaunchDaemons

open a terminal then cd to each of these and see if they are there.

Thanks. I'll look later.

Shellback Loc: North of Cheyenne Bottoms Wetlands - Kansas

Found this - easy to do - How to stop apps from opening on startup on Windows and Mac

flyguy Loc: Las Cruces, New Mexico

Shellback wrote:

Found this - easy to do - How to stop apps from opening on startup on Windows and Mac

Thanks for posting this link, it was very helpful.