The latter approach of managing your login items can also be helpful if you want to remove other apps from that automatic launch list. I think it’s easiest to just disable the login items through the Dock icons, it’s less steps and a lot faster, but you can use whatever trick you want.

Select Skype and click the – icon at the bottom of the preference screen.

Step 2: Navigate to the Apps tab under Settings menu. Step 1: Head to Windows Settings either from the Start menu or by pressing Win+I. While you chose to take help of Windows settings, here are some steps to follow to stop skype from starting automatically every time you log on.

Click on “Users” or ‘Accounts’ (naming depends on OS X version) Part 1: Use Windows Settings To Disable Skype on Startup.

Launch System Preferences from  Apple menu.

You can also manage login items through the System Preferences and achieve the same result: Manually Removing Skype from Auto-Login Launching via System Preferenes in OS X You can also manually stop the auto-loading Skype app via System Preferences. Just be sure that the “Open at Login” item is unchecked.

Now the next time you login or boot up your Mac you shouldn’t see Skype launching itself.

Scroll up to ‘Options’ and uncheck ‘Open at Login’.

Right-Click on the Skype icon in the Dock.

Wait for Skype to Launch if it hasn’t opened yet.

This is the easiest method to prevent Skype from autolaunching, but you’ll need to have the Skype app open and its Dock icon visible:

Stop Skype from Automatically Opening in OS X via the Mac Dock Choose Personal, then uncheck Automatically start the app when I log on to Windows and Start the app in the foreground. However, the steps are different depending on how you installed the program. Skype for Windows 10 and for Windows 8 can be configured to stop starting automatically with Windows. In Skype for Business, choose the tools icon and Tools > Options. Windows: Sign Out or Change Skype's Auto-Start Settings. This does not prevent Skype from working, it simply stops it from opening itself, meaning if you want to use Skype you’ll need to open it manually like a normal OS X app. How to Stop Skype for Business from starting automatically. We will show you how to disable Skype from launching automatically the next time you start up or log into your Mac.

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