Stop Apps From Auto-Launching

Every time you install a new app that says “launch at login,” you’re adding load to your Mac’s startup, which ultimately consumes your RAM in the background. If you aren’t careful, you can have 15 apps launching at once for no real reason. Your Mac will be slow from the start, and you won’t even know why. 

To stop this from happening, you can manage your Login Items by doing the following:

1. Click the Apple menu (Apple logo) in the top left corner of your screen.
2. Go to System Settings.
3. On the left sidebar, click on General.
4. Scroll down and click on Login Items & Extensions.

Review the list and identify which items you need to launch immediately upon logging in to your Mac. Click on any app you want to remove, and then click the minus button in the bottom-left corner.

Below the Login Items list, you’ll also see apps allowed to run in the background. If something doesn’t need constant access, turn it off to reduce slowdowns.

Generally, the fewer apps you have open at launch and running in the background, the better for your Mac. Of course, that doesn’t mean you can’t have your favorite apps running however you want, but try to keep them to a minimum.