Steam offers many great games for Mac and Windows users.
But if you are a casual gamer, you may be bothered by one thing.
For some users, it is a good feature.
While for users who dont often play games, it is bothersome.
Fortunately, you could disable Steam on startup.
How to make Steam not open on startup?
In the following part, lets see some methods.
Do you know how to stop programs from running in the background Windows 10?
This post shows you 2 different ways.
Step 1: spin up the Steam client on your rig that is running Windows or macOS.
Step 2: smack the Steam menu in the top-left corner.
Then, chooseSettingson a Windows PC.
If you are on a Mac, selectPreferences.
Step 3: ChooseInterfaceon the left-hand side.
Step 4: Ensure the option ofRun Steam when my computer startsis unchecked.
Step 5: ClickOK.
After that, you wont see Steam when booting into your box unless you run it again.
Step 1:Open Task Managerin Windows 10/8/7.
Step 2: Go to theStartuptab, locateSteam Client Bootstrapper, right-click it, and chooseDisablefrom the context menu.
Step 2: Go toSystem Preferences > Users and Groups.
When you run your Mac next time, the client wont run automatically.
Steam ends support for Windows 7.
8 and 8.1, giving you another reason to upgrade to Windows 10/11 - to avoid malicious attacks.
The End
How to stop Steam from running in the background when booting to Windows or macOS?
After reading this post, you know some simple methods to stop Steam from opening on startup.
Just choose one based on your actual situations.
