Disabling login items on startup

xchanyazy · 03-01-2002, 02:51 AM

I know some people asked about this earlier (can't find the thread right now), but with 10.1.3, you can disable the login items from automatically loading. There is a KBase article about it, pertinent info is:

DISCUSSION

How to disable login items per incident, or temporarily

Each time you log in, Mac OS X 10.1.3 or later allows you to choose whether or not your defined login items will open. If you log in normally, login items open. You may choose not to have them open by pressing the Shift key. Follow these steps to disable login items:

1. Start up the computer.
2. As soon as you see the blue background appear with a progress bar and "Mac OS X," press and hold the Shift key. See Note 1.
3. If the Login Window appears, release the Shift key to log in, then immediately press and hold the Shift key again. See Note 2.
4. Release the Shift key after the desktop appears.
Notes:

1. Timing is important. Do not hold the Shift key before the blue screen, the progress bar, and "Mac OS X" appear.

2. This feature works whether or not you have Mac OS X set up to automatically log in a particular user. With automatic login, you effectively skip Step 3. For more on the automatic login feature, see technical document 106164, "Mac OS X: How to Log In Automatically at Startup".

3. Login items are those that you may set up to open automatically, immediately after logging in to the computer. For information on setup, see technical document 106146, "Mac OS X: How to Set up Login Items".

bassi · 08-29-2003, 06:46 PM

I wanted to reactivate this thread to see if anyone has figured a way to do this in 10.2

AKcrab · 08-29-2003, 07:00 PM

The same trick works in 10.2, doesn't it?

bassi · 08-30-2003, 01:45 PM

Just checked, yes it does. Thx!

03-01-2002, 02:51 AM	#1
xchanyazy All Star Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Dexter, MI, USA Posts: 704	Disabling login items on startup I know some people asked about this earlier (can't find the thread right now), but with 10.1.3, you can disable the login items from automatically loading. There is a KBase article about it, pertinent info is: DISCUSSION How to disable login items per incident, or temporarily Each time you log in, Mac OS X 10.1.3 or later allows you to choose whether or not your defined login items will open. If you log in normally, login items open. You may choose not to have them open by pressing the Shift key. Follow these steps to disable login items: 1. Start up the computer. 2. As soon as you see the blue background appear with a progress bar and "Mac OS X," press and hold the Shift key. See Note 1. 3. If the Login Window appears, release the Shift key to log in, then immediately press and hold the Shift key again. See Note 2. 4. Release the Shift key after the desktop appears. Notes: 1. Timing is important. Do not hold the Shift key before the blue screen, the progress bar, and "Mac OS X" appear. 2. This feature works whether or not you have Mac OS X set up to automatically log in a particular user. With automatic login, you effectively skip Step 3. For more on the automatic login feature, see technical document 106164, "Mac OS X: How to Log In Automatically at Startup". 3. Login items are those that you may set up to open automatically, immediately after logging in to the computer. For information on setup, see technical document 106146, "Mac OS X: How to Set up Login Items".

08-29-2003, 06:46 PM	#2
bassi Major Leaguer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Paris, France Posts: 498	I wanted to reactivate this thread to see if anyone has figured a way to do this in 10.2

08-29-2003, 07:00 PM	#3
AKcrab MVP Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Wasilla, AK Posts: 1,043	The same trick works in 10.2, doesn't it?

08-30-2003, 01:45 PM	#4
bassi Major Leaguer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Paris, France Posts: 498	Just checked, yes it does. Thx!