When I start up iMac, Chrome automatically opens. How do I make it stop?

I have Safari, Chrome and Firefox as browsers. They are all in my dock. Safari is my default browser.

After I've shut down the computer, when I start up again, Chrome is the only browser that opens automatically at start up. I don't want any of them to do that. I've looked through preferences and can't find anything. I've looked in my Library:StartUpItems folder, but there seems to be nothing there.

How do I make Chrome stop starting?

Posted on Nov 20, 2013 11:53 AM

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Dakota2007

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Posted on Sep 8, 2014 11:42 AM

[1] Right click the Google Chrome icon on your dock.

Select "Options",

Uncheck "Open at Login"

[2] Click on the "System Preferences" icon in your dock.

Select "Users & Groups"

Click the lock to make changes

Click on your user account

Select "Login Items"

Make sure Google Chrome is NOT checked

That'll do it.

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BDAqua

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Apr 3, 2014 12:36 PM in response to B_Smitty

OK, thanks for the report & good luck! 🙂

Aug 9, 2014 8:40 AM in response to gglas

Thank you! I could not delete Chrome from Login items in Mavericks System Preferences (nor Dropbox). Changing the option in the dock icon worked. It is no longer in Login Items in System Preferences.

a brody

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Aug 12, 2014 4:53 AM in response to Pez Tickles

Pez,

Please start a new topic thread. If the solutions presented don't help, it probably is best to isolate it on its own. Indicate what you've tried.

trassa

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Sep 3, 2014 10:08 PM in response to gglas

well done!

BDAqua

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Sep 3, 2014 10:42 PM in response to trassa

And unless you want google to track every step you take… ever use Chrome/

BDAqua

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Feb 15, 2015 10:58 AM in response to jel111

Google wants to track everything you do & know everything on your computer, I refuse to use Chrome for that reason.

BDAqua

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Feb 16, 2015 4:54 PM in response to jel111

You can test a page in all browsers at once...

http://browsershots.org/

You can also test your page here...

http://validator.w3.org/

jel111

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Mar 2, 2015 6:51 PM in response to matthewgiobbi

yyes but it keeps changing it self if you do not change in settings for the chrome app it self.

Mar 13, 2015 6:13 AM in response to a brody

Thank you!! Such an easy fix! Guess Chrome puts itself there 😉

BDAqua

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Mar 22, 2015 10:56 AM in response to Wills House Mac Recording

Well, Chrome tracks everything you do, so of course they'd want it running all the time! 😟

Le FiSa

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May 15, 2015 6:07 AM in response to Dakota2007

this tip solve my problem.

Thank you!

BDAqua

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Jul 7, 2015 9:18 PM in response to gmorgjr

Hi & thanks! 🙂

10.9.x is called Mavericks, & Accounts was changed to Users & Groups in 10.6 I believe. 🙂

Jul 31, 2015 11:08 PM in response to BDAqua

Google certainly is becoming more and more arrogant!

BDAqua

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Aug 1, 2015 10:40 AM in response to SumitFromIndia

They can afford to. 😟

mrt67

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Sep 22, 2015 2:57 PM in response to Dakota2007

Thank you very much, every know and then we need someone to remind us of the basics that we have forgotten over time on any computer operating system.

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