Quick overview:
If you have followed my tip "Deactivate hidden autostart programs" and thus also deactivated MSN Messenger, you will be surprised. This is because it automatically re-enters this autostart list without you being able to do anything about it. However, you can easily turn this off:
Prevent MSN Messenger from starting automatically - here's how
1. Start MSN Messenger and click on "Extras" and then click on "Options". Switch to the "Settings" and remove the checkmark in front of "Run this program when Windows is started".
2. Now confirm with "OK" and restart your PC.
NOTE FOR NEW PUBLICATION: This article was produced by Sandro Villinger and comes from the Windows Tweaks archive, which has been built up since the late 1990s.
Founded Windows Tweaks as a teenager in the 90s. His helpful PC tricks made it Germany's most visited Windows site (at the time Sandro looked like this). He then went on to write elsewhere, for example for PC-Praxis, Computer Bild and PCWorld in the USA. Microsoft also poached him from us. Now Sandro is back, finally sharing his tweaks here again. For a stress-free digital everyday life. You can reach Sandro via e-mail.
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On Windows Tweaks you will find time-saving tech guides for PC, software & Microsoft. For a stress-free digital everyday life. Already we have been "tweaking" Windows since 1998 and just won't stop!
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