Comments on: Windows Live Messenger: Prevent from Starting When Windows Starts

By: FreeWill

FreeWill — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:26:13 +0000

Many thanks. Simple and sorted.

By: okiepilgrim

okiepilgrim — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:56:23 +0000

You are the man Jason! I looked through everything but didn't notice that option. Thanks for posting.

By: Jason

Jason — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 17:58:22 +0000

There is a way to disable auto-start without having to sign in or create an account.

1. Click on the drop-down arrow next to that stupid question mark image.
2. Click “Show the menu bar”
3. Go to Tools -> Options -> Sign In -> uncheck “Automatically run …….”

Pretty sneaky of them to try to hide this. Took me a while to find…

By: larrydh

larrydh — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 20:15:39 +0000

It's odd though that you have to SIGN IN before turning off the Auto Startup. What if you don't have a Live ID? There should be a way to prevent a program from auto starting at a program level, not at a service level.

By: blahberstein

blahberstein — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:52:03 +0000

Justme: You can turn off Windows Live from interacting with other Windows Live sites. It's the bottom check box in the Security tab.

By: Justme

Justme — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:51:54 +0000

Now how to stop it from opening when you visit Hotmail. Even if you delete it from your computer it reloads if you visit any Windows website.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 06 May 2009 05:21:52 +0000

You are the man. I could not for the life of me figure out how to stop IM from starting at my boot up. It's so simple, but I had to find your post to get it. Thanks.