# Stop autoloading with Windows 11

**URL:** <https://forum.fxsound.com/t/stop-autoloading-with-windows-11/1232>\
**Category:** Get Help\
**Created:** [September 5, 2022, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/stop-autoloading-with-windows-11/1232 "2022-09-05T20:59:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![MyHome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bc8723/32.png) [@MyHome](https://forum.fxsound.com/u/MyHome)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2022, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/stop-autoloading-with-windows-11/1232/1 "2022-09-05T20:59:38Z")

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Hi, FXSound loads with Windows 11 automatically. How do I stop the autoload function on startup?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![doolhoofd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fxsound.com/doolhoofd/32/1131_2.png) [@doolhoofd](https://forum.fxsound.com/u/doolhoofd)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2022, 9:50pm UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/stop-autoloading-with-windows-11/1232/2 "2022-09-05T21:50:00Z")

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Hi,  
Funny you should ask this, since a user asked the exact opposite question recently (how to get the program to start automatically), but it was on Win10.  
FxSound was designed to load automatically upon startup, for obvious reasons of convenience.  
Here’s a quick guide on how to keep certain apps from activating upon startup:

> **[How to Add or Remove Startup Programs in Windows 11](https://www.makeuseof.com/how-to-add-remove-startup-programs-windows-11/)**
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> Want a program to boot up rightaway? Is something booting up when it shouldn't? Here's how to fix that in Windows 11.

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**Author:** ![MyHome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bc8723/32.png) [@MyHome](https://forum.fxsound.com/u/MyHome)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2022, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/stop-autoloading-with-windows-11/1232/3 "2022-09-05T22:10:31Z")

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Wonderful…thank you very much!

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**Author:** ![doolhoofd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fxsound.com/doolhoofd/32/1131_2.png) [@doolhoofd](https://forum.fxsound.com/u/doolhoofd)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2022, 10:30pm UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/stop-autoloading-with-windows-11/1232/4 "2022-09-05T22:30:01Z")

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No problem. Happy to help.

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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:** [September 12, 2022, 4:14am UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/stop-autoloading-with-windows-11/1232/5 "2022-09-12T04:14:45Z")

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AutoRuns by Mark Russinovich - Available at Microsoft Sysinternals

> **[Autoruns for Windows - Windows Sysinternals](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/autoruns)**
>
> See what programs are configured to startup automatically when your system boots and you login.

Safe enough for amateur use. BUTT, and that is a big BUTT,  
DO NOT MODIFY DRIVERS SECTION - You are wrong. You do need that driver. Leave these alone. You are warned.

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**Author:** ![doolhoofd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fxsound.com/doolhoofd/32/1131_2.png) [@doolhoofd](https://forum.fxsound.com/u/doolhoofd)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2022, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/stop-autoloading-with-windows-11/1232/6 "2022-09-12T15:38:54Z")

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> [@Antman](#):
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> BUTT, and that is a big BUTT,

I like big BUTTS and I can not lie! 🤣  
Thank you @Antman, you are the kind of hero we need around here.

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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:** [September 12, 2022, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/stop-autoloading-with-windows-11/1232/7 "2022-09-12T20:23:49Z")

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