how do i stop safari opening when my mac starts up

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ACB1958 Author

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how do i stop safari opening when my mac starts up

I have just upgraded to catalina and safari opens automaticaly. I have McAfee installed and i think this may be the cause of safari opening automaticaly. Dont want to USE safari, i use crome. Any suggestions?

Posted on Oct 12, 2019 2:47 AM

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dpx

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Oct 12, 2019 3:59 AM in response to ACB1958

Make sure 'reopen windows when logging in' is unchecked after a restart.

Check that safari isn't enabled in system preferences/Users and Groups/Login items, it shouldn't open automatically if these options are off.

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ACB1958 Author

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Oct 12, 2019 10:53 PM in response to dpx

DPX - thanks a lot, this solved the problem

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