Speed Up Mac Startup-When you launch applications, is your second screen cluttered with bouncing in the Dock applications, windows appearing all over the place, or even the spinning beach ball of death a little too quickly? If yes, you’re not alone.

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The Mac has a way of slowing down over time as stuff door and little processes are launched that can conspire to slow things down and make your fan hum. In this guide, we are going to show you how to turn off login items and background apps to make your Mac boot faster and perform better.

Why Does My Mac Open Apps Automatically at Startup?:

When your Mac starts up, it opens a collection of applications automatically called Login Items.

• They can be recognized by the dot underneath the app icon in the Dock.
• A lot of these apps run in the background even when you didn’t ask them to, taking up memory, CPU, and even some battery.

This can cause:

• Slow startup times
• Higher fan noise
• Faster battery drain
• Lots of lagging beach ball of death (system lag).

Speed Up Mac Startup- Disable Login & Background Apps

Step 1: Open System Settings:

• Click on the Apple icon  in the top left corner.
• Choose System Settings.
• In the sidebar, click General.
• Select Login Items.

On macOS Sonoma (and later), it reads Login Items & Extensions.

Step 2: Deselect Apps from “Open at Login”:

• Here in the Login Items section, you should find all of the apps that open whenever you start your Mac.
• When it starts, uncheck the apps that you do not want to open at startup.
• Hit the “–” (minus) button to demote them from boot-up.

Do this for each unwanted app.

Now you can see your startup list neater, and it boots faster for your Mac.

Step 3: Disable Background Apps:

Now, scroll down in the same window and look for Allow in the Background.

• Apps that you flip to blue have permission to run in the background, update or sync automatically.
• They eat up CPU and RAM whether you’re using them or not.

Stop the app from running silently in the background. This helps in increasing overall speed and battery life.

Step 4: Take “Open at Login” out of the Dock:

• Right-click any app in your Dock.
• Go to Options.
• Leave Open at Login unchecked.

This way, the app won’t open every time you start up your Mac.

Conclusion:

You have the ability to greatly minimise the apps that open at startup by controlling Login Items, Background Apps, and Dock preferences. That not only gets your MacBook or iMac back up in no time, but it also saves battery life and cuts down on fan noise.

Spend 5 minutes cleaning up your startup list today, and you’ll enjoy a much smoother, quieter Mac experience. If you liked this guide, make sure to bookmark Crazy Errors and come back for more tech fixes and tips.