How to Stop Spotify from Opening on Startup Mac March 8, 2020 March 8, 2019 I love that feeling when my favorite apps automatically pop up when my Mac starts up, e.g. Slack, Apple Mail, and Skype — saving me time manually opening them. How to stop Spotify opening on startup using Spotify’s preferences. If Spotify isn’t open on your Mac, go to your Applications folder and double-click on it. (You can also launch it from the Dock or by using Spotlight to search for it). Click on the Spotify menu and choose Preferences. Scroll to the bottom of the page and choose Advanced.

Part 1. Change the Auto-start Setting in Spotify

This simple method is suitable for all systems, whatever it is Mac or Windows or something else. What you need to do is to open the Spotify app before the operation. And let's check out how to handle it.

Quick Preview the Operation: Open Spotify > Select to settings > Enter 'SHOW ADVANCED SETTINGS' > Disable Spotify automatically opens simultaneously when starting the computer.

Here are the details of the operation:

Step 1. Go to 'Spotify'.

Step 2. Select the drop-down menu beside the user's name. Then you can see that 5 types of settings are available for different functions, like Private Session, Account, Upgrade Your Account, Settings and Log out. And now click on the 'Settings' section.

Step 3. Scroll all the way down to the bottom, here you should choose the 'Show Advanced Settings' button.

Step 4. After entering the advanced settings page, please scroll to the 'Startup and Window Behaviour' bar. Then adjust the first line 'Open Spotify automatically after you log into the computer' from 'Minimized' to 'No' by selecting the drop-arrow button.

Once it's chosen,the adjustment is saved automatically. Now Spotify should no longer automatically activate when you open the computer.

It's worth mentioning that there is a way to prevent Spotify from opening when you launch the Spotify web player. You can close the 'Allow Spotify to be started from the Web' function with the help of a service named 'Spotify Web Helper'.

Part 1. Change the Auto-start Setting in Spotify

This simple method is suitable for all systems, whatever it is Mac or Windows or something else. What you need to do is to open the Spotify app before the operation. And let's check out how to handle it.

Quick Preview the Operation: Open Spotify > Select to settings > Enter 'SHOW ADVANCED SETTINGS' > Disable Spotify automatically opens simultaneously when starting the computer.

Here are the details of the operation:

Step 1. Go to 'Spotify'.

Step 2. Select the drop-down menu beside the user's name. Then you can see that 5 types of settings are available for different functions, like Private Session, Account, Upgrade Your Account, Settings and Log out. And now click on the 'Settings' section.

Step 3. Scroll all the way down to the bottom, here you should choose the 'Show Advanced Settings' button.

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Step 4. After entering the advanced settings page, please scroll to the 'Startup and Window Behaviour' bar. Then adjust the first line 'Open Spotify automatically after you log into the computer' from 'Minimized' to 'No' by selecting the drop-arrow button.

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Once it's chosen,the adjustment is saved automatically. Now Spotify should no longer automatically activate when you open the computer.

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It's worth mentioning that there is a way to prevent Spotify from opening when you launch the Spotify web player. You can close the 'Allow Spotify to be started from the Web' function with the help of a service named 'Spotify Web Helper'.