Browser suddenly auto opening when computer is turned on

kmm

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Hi Guys,

Recently my laptop has started automatically opening my Google Chrome browser when I turn on the laptop and sign into my account... Quite annoying having pages automatically open when I haven't pressed them... Could anyone tell me how to stop this from happening? I'm running Windows 8.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
Hi Kmm, welcome to the Eight Forums.

Open Task Manager (right click an empty spot on Taskbar, select Task Manager), go to Startup tab to see which programs are set to start automatically when Windows is started (enabled = starts automatically). If you find Google Chrome on the list, right click it and click Disable:

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Alternatively you can check the two Startup folders and delete Google Chrome shortcut if found in either of them. In these two folders users can add shortcuts for programs they want to be started automatically. Here's how to check the Startup folders:
  • Your personal Startup folder contains the shortcuts to programs which will be started automatically when you log in to your personal user account. It is located at C:\Users\Your_Username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup. To open it type %appdata% in File Explorer's addressbar and hit Enter to open the the AppData\Roaming folder and browse deeper in file structure to Startup folder, remove Google Chrome shortcut if present.
  • The all users Startup folder containing shortcuts for programs launched regardless which user logs in to Windows are located at C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp. Open the ProgramData folder by typing %programdata% in File Explorer's addressbar and as above, browse all the way to the Startup folder, remove Chrome shortcut if found.
Notice that both AppData and ProgramData folders are hidden by default. To access them without changing folder properties to view hidden system folders you can use the above method to open them, accessing AppData\Roaming with %appdata% and ProgramData with %programdata%.

Kari
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP ENVY 17-1150eg
    CPU
    1.6 GHz Intel Core i7-720QM Processor
    Memory
    6 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Graphics
    Sound Card
    Beats sound system with integrated subwoofer
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17" laptop display, 22" LED and 32" Full HD TV through HDMI
    Screen Resolution
    1600*900 (1), 1920*1080 (2&3)
    Hard Drives
    Internal: 2 x 500 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
    External: 2TB for backups, 3TB USB3 network drive for media
    Cooling
    As Envy runs a bit warm, I have it on a Cooler Master pad
    Keyboard
    Logitech diNovo Media Desktop Laser (bluetooth)
    Mouse
    Logitech MX1000 Laser (Bluetooth)
    Internet Speed
    50 MB VDSL
    Browser
    Maxthon 3.5.2., IE11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender 4.3.9431.0
    Other Info
    Windows in English, additional user accounts in Finnish, German and Swedish.

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro Prieview x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    MacBook Pro Core2Duo
    CPU
    T7600
    Memory
    3
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon X1600
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Internal
    Screen Resolution
    1440 x 800
    Hard Drives
    40GB
    Keyboard
    Apple
    Mouse
    Apple
    Internet Speed
    Varies
    Browser
    Various
    Antivirus
    Defender
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