icloud pops up at startup even though disabled in task manager

I have an issue for about a week now where iCloud will open itself on startup. It's not a login popup, it's just the iCloud window where you see what apps are using iCloud and what have you.


I have disabled it in startup and restarted my pc. In settings>apps>start-up


The items on the menu are iCloud, iCloud Drive, iCloud Keychain, iCloud Photos, and iCloud Shared Albums.


I have two Lenovo PCs (Flex 14 and IDEAPAD) running Windows 11 Pro. The problem is happening on the IDEAPAD but not the Flex 14.


I noticed that icloud is not listed as a startup app in the task manager for the Flex 14. Is there a way to remove it (not just disable it) from the task manager in the IDEAPAD?


Windows, Windows 11 (26100)

Posted on May 16, 2025 2:44 PM

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Jun 9, 2025 12:06 AM in response to MiaManning027

Exactly the same issue. This has been ongoing on my PC and laptop since the end of 2024, early 2025.


None of the suggested solutions work either because i) iCloud is already disabled in Start-up. ii) iCloud is set to manual in services iii) iCloud is not listed in Windows Registry under the suggested keys to delete.

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icloud pops up at startup even though disabled in task manager

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