I am on a Mac Studio Ventura 13.5.2 and if I go to System Settings and then go to my Apple ID account and click on Manage Account, I get a "Welcome to Apple Music" popup and there are no options to close it. The only link is to "start listening" which I do not want to do. Meanwhile, I cannot view my account. How do I get rid of this annoying popup?
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Mac Studio, macOS 13.5
gbrophy1 wrote:
Hello, dhelton,
I see others have answered how to suppress a popup from happening.
On a Mac, the literal answer to "How to get rid of the Apple Music popup" is: Use Option + Cmd + Esc to bring up Mac Task Manager. Then select 'Music', and click on [Force quit].
That’s the Force Quit dialog and you don’t need to Force Quit Music. You just click the Start Listening button. It doesn’t enroll you in Apple Music, it just opens the Music App.
Please don’t resurrect old threads with wrong answers.
gbrophy1 wrote:
Hello, dhelton,
I see others have answered how to suppress a popup from happening.
On a Mac, the literal answer to "How to get rid of the Apple Music popup" is: Use Option + Cmd + Esc to bring up Mac Task Manager. Then select 'Music', and click on [Force quit].
That’s the Force Quit dialog and you don’t need to Force Quit Music. You just click the Start Listening button. It doesn’t enroll you in Apple Music, it just opens the Music App.
Please don’t resurrect old threads with wrong answers.
As far as I know, I've never subscribed to Apple Music. I think they provide a 7 day free trial with the Mac Studio when I bought it but I've never used it. I ended up just clicking the "start listening now" button and when it gave me several options for purchasing, I then could close it.
Hello, dhelton,
I see others have answered how to suppress a popup from happening.
On a Mac, the literal answer to "How to get rid of the Apple Music popup" is: Use Option + Cmd + Esc to bring up Mac Task Manager. Then select 'Music', and click on [Force quit].
Hello dhelton,
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities.
Do you currently have an Apple Music subscription or have you used Apple Music in the past?
To isolate this issue on your Mac, try opening System Settings again when your Mac is in safe mode: Start up your Mac in safe mode.
Please contact Apple Support directly if you continue to notice any unexpected behavior: Apple Support.
All the best!
G'day dhelton,
Thanks for following up. To confirm, it sounds like you were able to get past that prompt. Is it still appearing if you click "Manage Account" from your Apple ID settings? If it is, use this link to reach us directly for further guidance: Get Support
If it does appear to be resolved, that's great news. Feel free to make another post if you need help with any other issues!
Take care.
Thank you for the added details that my suggested action is doing more than just closing the pop-up. ( I was describing a solution that works for me. I am guessing from the content in this discussion thread that Mac does not provide a logical way to just close this pop-up, other than clicking on a button that seems to select an opposite preference.)
I am guessing from the content in this discussion thread that Mac does not provide a logical way to just close this pop-up, other than clicking on a button that seems to select an opposite preference.)
The popup only appears when you open Music for the first time. Almost all of the Apple apps have a first time use screen. Since you opened Music, Start Listening seems like a completely logical button title. I don’t know why you would t want to start listening if you open a music app.
How can I remove the "Welcome to Apple Music" popup on my Mac Studio Ventura?
