Prevent Reopen of Programs after Restart in Windows 10

Prevent Reopen of Programs after Restart in Windows 10


If you shut down Windows 10 with some apps open, some of them are relaunched at next startup. How to disable this feature?
Though there is no way to turn the feature off in the user interface.
Microsoft suggests exiting programs manually before shutdown, so that they won’t be be relaunched after reboot. If you don’t want to do that before shutting down the system, here are the other options you have:

Option 1: Use the Classic Shut Down Dialog to Shutdown or Restart:

  • Minimize all programs by pressing WinKey + M.
  • Click on the Desktop to set the focus on it.
  • Press Alt + F4 to display the classic “Shut Down Windows” dialog
  • Select shut down or restart option from the drop-down menu.

Option 2: Use Shutdown.exe to Shutdown or Restart:
Create a desktop shortcut with the following command-line for shut down the system:
  • shutdown.exe /s /t 0

create another shortcut with the following command-line for restart the system:
  • shutdown.exe /r /t 0
Seyed Hamed Vahedi Seyed Hamed Vahedi     Fri, 27 July, 2018