# How to NOT start FX sound with windows?

**URL:** <https://forum.fxsound.com/t/how-to-not-start-fx-sound-with-windows/5211>\
**Category:** Get Help\
**Created:** [March 31, 2025, 6:34am UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/how-to-not-start-fx-sound-with-windows/5211 "2025-03-31T06:34:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![jaritheman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@jaritheman](https://forum.fxsound.com/u/jaritheman)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 6:34am UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/how-to-not-start-fx-sound-with-windows/5211/1 "2025-03-31T06:34:04Z")

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How can I make it so that FX Sound does NOT start when I start my computer and Windows 11 loads? Can this be even controlled since there is no “start application when windows start” toggle in the settings (which I would have assumed as its kind of a industry standard".

If I close FX sound and then restart windows, it FX Sound still starts up (albeit after like 1 minute after the windows has statedd up)

My FX sound is version 1.1.31.0 on Windows 11 Pro 24H2.

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**Author:** ![Actavis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/edb3f5/32.png) [@Actavis](https://forum.fxsound.com/u/Actavis)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 8:01am UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/how-to-not-start-fx-sound-with-windows/5211/2 "2025-03-31T08:01:27Z")

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Try Task Manager - Startup apps

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**Author:** ![Antman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Antman](https://forum.fxsound.com/u/Antman)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2025, 3:14am UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/how-to-not-start-fx-sound-with-windows/5211/3 "2025-04-02T03:14:49Z")

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A superior tool for managing startup processes is published by Microsoft, [Sysinternals Autoruns.](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/autoruns)

Be careful. DO NOT TOUCH what you do not understand and ABSOLUTELY NO DRIVERS.

FxSound is a virtual device. “You do not attach a video card while the PC is running” is a weak but valid analogy of why there is no autostart toggle. There are terminate-and-stay-resident components that can only load at boot. Industry Standard is to ensure interoperability.