How do I stop startup items from opening at login? There is nothing checked or listed in the startup items, but Mail and MW for Mac open at startup. Also mail and word are unchecked in the desktop icons.
MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9), MB Pro, Iphone 5S, Ipad Mini
Open Users & Groups preferences, click on the Login Items tab. Select the apps you don't wish and click on the Delete [-] button.
Open the Finder.
From the Finder menu bar click Go > Go to folder
Type or copy paste the following:
/Library/StartupItems
Click Go then move all items from the StartupItems folder to the Trash.
Restart your Mac to test.
I already did that. There is nothing listed.
The folder is empty
Mail and MW?
What is MW?
Then you need to check:
/Library/LaunchAgents/ folder.
/Library/LaunchDaemons/ folder.
/Home/Library/LaunchAgents folder.
Did you check both Startup Items folders? One in the /Home/Library/ and one in the /Library/.
If this exhausts everything, then open General preferences and check the option Close window when quitting an app. Now shutdown the computer. Before it shuts down completely it should present a dialog:
Uncheck the option.
I assume Microsoft Word.
Right click down in the dock, options, then remove the check mark by start up on login.
Startup Items
