{"id":8991,"date":"2019-09-17T07:46:21","date_gmt":"2019-09-17T07:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/?p=8991"},"modified":"2020-05-08T03:45:05","modified_gmt":"2020-05-08T03:45:05","slug":"how-to-stop-dropbox-from-opening-on-system-startup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-stop-dropbox-from-opening-on-system-startup\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Stop Dropbox from Opening on System Startup? | Three Methods"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a cloud storage service, Dropbox offers computer applications for us to use. However, sometimes there is a problem that this application starts automatically on system startup. To fix it, here we will give you three methods to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-stop-dropbox-from-opening-on-system-startup\">stop Dropbox from opening on system startup<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#preference\">Method 1: Stop by Preferences of Dropbox<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#utility\">Method 2: Stop by A Utility Tool<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#system\">Method 3: Stop by System Startup Settings<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/stop-Dropbox-from-opening-on-system-startup.png\" alt=\"How to Stop Dropbox from Opening on System Startup\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"preference\">Method 1: Stop by Preferences of Dropbox<\/h2>\n<p>Step 1: Click the icon of Dropbox on the bottom right corner of taskbar.<\/p>\n<p>Step 2: Click the icon of setting on the top right corner.<\/p>\n<p>Step 3: Click <strong>Preferences<\/strong> in the context menu to open a Dropbox Preference window.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"479\" height=\"663\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9509\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/open-preference-of-Dropbox.png\" alt=\"open preference of Dropbox\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/open-preference-of-Dropbox.png 479w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/open-preference-of-Dropbox-217x300.png 217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 479px) 100vw, 479px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Step 4: On the popup window, choose the <strong>General<\/strong> tab and uncheck the option that <strong>Start Dropbox on system startup<\/strong> and click <strong>OK <\/strong>to save the change. Finally, Dropbox won&#8217;t auto-opening on system startup.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/stop-Dropbox-opening-on-preference-of-Dropbox.png\" alt=\"stop Dropbox from opening on preference of Dropbox\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"utility\">Method 2: Stop by A Utility Tool<\/h2>\n<p>However, the operations of Method 1 might be different as Dropbox versions updating. So, we will teach you how to use a utility tool to stop Dropbox opening on system startup. Here we take a useful tool named <strong>iSunshare System Genius<\/strong> as an example, which can help to change the auto-startup apps starting mode and remove them from Windows startup.<\/p>\n<p>Step 1:\u00a0Download <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/downloads-v2016\/isunshare-system-genius.exe\">iSunshare System Genius<\/a>\u00a0and install it on your computer.<\/p>\n<p>Step 2:\u00a0Run System Genius and click<strong>\u00a0Startup<\/strong>\u00a0on the left menu.<\/p>\n<p>Step 3:\u00a0Under the Startup item management, select Dropbox and click the <strong>Disable start<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-62256 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/stop-by-a-utility-tool.png\" alt=\"stop by a utility tool\" width=\"600\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/stop-by-a-utility-tool.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/stop-by-a-utility-tool-300x186.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Step 4:\u00a0Then the condition of Dropbox will be turned to disabled. Of course, you can click the button again to enable it to auto-open on system startup.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"system\">Method 3: Stop by System Startup Settings<\/h2>\n<p>If the above method doesn\u2019t work, you can try to stop Dropbox from opening on system startup by system startup settings. Here are the detailed steps in Windows 10 and 7.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Windows 10:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Step 1: Press <strong>Ctrl + Shift + Esc<\/strong> shortcut simultaneously to open\u00a0<strong>Task Manager <\/strong>window.<\/p>\n<p>Step 2: On the Task Manager window, click the <strong>Startup<\/strong> tab and then right-click Dropbox and select\u00a0<strong>Disable<\/strong> in the context menu.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/stop-Dropbox-opening-on-system-startup-settings.png\" alt=\"stop Dropbox from opening on system startup settings\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>For Windows 7:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Step 1: Press the <strong>Windows Logo key + R<\/strong> to open a Run dialog.<\/p>\n<p>Step 2: Type <strong><em>msconfig <\/em><\/strong>into the Run dialog, then click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/open-up-system-configuration.png\" alt=\"open system configuration\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Step 3: On the System Configuration window, click the <strong>Startup<\/strong> tab and then uncheck Dropbox and click <strong>OK\u00a0<\/strong>to save the change.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/stop-Dopbox-opening-on-system-configuration.png\" alt=\"stop Dropbox on system configuration\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Step 4: Restart your computer to apply the changes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"244\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/restart-system.png\" alt=\"restart system\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/restart-system.png 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/restart-system-300x122.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Attentions: <\/strong>On the contrary, if Dropbox is not starting on system startup, you can also add Dropbox to system startup with the above methods. It is worth mentioning that if the Dropbox is disabled on system startup, it won\u2019t start automatically even you set it enabled on the Preferences of Dropbox.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Related Articles:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/share-file-folder-on-onedrive-windows-10\/\">How to Share A File or Folder on OneDrive in Windows 10<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/comparison-dropbox-vs-google-drive-vs-onedrive\/\">Comparison: Dropbox VS Google Drive VS OneDrive<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-clear-network-share-folder-password-in-windows-8\/\">How to Clear Network Share Folder Password in Windows 8<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/taskbar-is-missing-on-windows-10\/\">Taskbar is Missing on Windows 10 | How to Get it Back<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a cloud storage service, Dropbox offers computer applications for us to use. 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