Hi ENJenkins,Please go to the location:C:Users usernameAppDataRoamingMicrosoftWindowsStart MenuProgramsStartupremove Skype for Business if it is existing.Then, open Skype for Business drag down the setting option go to FileExit restart the PC, check whether Skype for Business would startup automatically.Just a kind reminder, as you have installed Office suite, we cannot uninstall Skype for Business separately.If this issue persists, please drag down setting option from Skype for Business go toHelp About Skype for Business, provide the detailed version.Regards,Hans. It's unbelievable that I can't get anything to work to solve this problem.Skype for Business is not in the startup tab of Task ManagerSkype for Business is not in theC:Users username AppDataRoamingMicrosoftWindowsStart MenuProgramsStartup folderSkype for Business is not in the registry entries mentioned in previous answers to this question(e.g. HKEYCURRENTUSERSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun)I have the two startup boxes unchecked in Tools, Options, Personal.I have version 16.0.912.6.2109Please, please, please help me. I hate this horrible piece of software and want to keep it from starting up everytime my computer reboots. This is insane.
My girlfriend logged into her Skype account from my Xubuntu 12.10 netbook, and ever since then Skype starts automatically every time I boot. How do I prevent this from happening?Things I've tried:. Removing it from the Settings Manager-Session and Startup-Application Autostart - couldn't find it in the list. Checking for a relevant setting in Skype itself - couldn't find anything of the sort. (I remember there was a similar Skype setting somewhere whenever I've used it on Windows.
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Since it seems the answers here change all the time, as of an install of skypeforlinux from earlier this week (version 8.11.0.4), I managed to get the autostart to cease with two steps.First, open up Skype, go to Tools Settings and uncheck 'Automatically start Skype'.Then, inspired by azeam's suggestion, go to (Xubuntu) Settings Sessions and Startup Application Autostart, and remove the item for Skype. I'm not sure if unchecking works; I tried that first, but it may have conflicted with Skype's internal settings when I tried it. I had this same issue.
I was able to prevent it from starting automatically by removing skypeforlinux.desktop from /.config/autostart/. I'm using lubuntu; the location of your autostart folder may vary. You can find by using: $ locate skypeforlinux.desktopYou'll really only want to delete the copy in the directory called autostart, otherwise you won't be able to start the app from the icon.I'm assuming that the next time you actually, intentionally run Skype (I hope, for the sake of your sanity, that this day is far in the future) that it will try to put that file back. In which case you might have to delete it again or scour Skype for the setting that will prevent that behavior. Skype (for Linux) SettingsOpen Skype - Menue: extras - settings - category: start and close1. Software project cost estimation. Skype automatic startswitch setting:true:/home/$USER/.config/autostart/skypeforlinux.desktop=file existfalse:/home/$USER/.config/autostart/skypeforlinux.desktop= file does NOT exist!
Rm -rf /home/$USER/.config/autostart/skypeforlinux.desktopDeletes autostart, but this file is created after changes again!So it is better to change the code than deleting this file:/home/$USER/.config/autostart/skypeforlinux.desktopAutostart:X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=trueNO Autostart:X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=false sed -i 's/X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true/X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=false/g' $HOME/.config/autostart/skypeforlinux.desktop2. Skype start in backgroundtrue:/home/$USER/.config/skypeforlinux/settings.json'app.launchMinimized':truefalse:/home/$USER/.config/skypeforlinux/settings.json'app.launchMinimized':false3. Skype run in backgroundtrue:/home/$USER/.config/skypeforlinux/settings.json'app.onCloseKeepRunning':truefalse:/home/$USER/.config/skypeforlinux/settings.json'app.onCloseKeepRunning':falseTested with:. skypeforlinux 8.18.0.6 amd64. Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS. Cinnamon.