[GH-ISSUE #179] Can't remove from MacOS "Login Items" #132

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opened 2026-05-05 05:13:56 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 4 comments

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2026-05-05 05:13:56 -06:00

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Originally created by @mblumberg on GitHub (Feb 24, 2020).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl/issues/179

I specified to add MonitorControl to "Login Items" when installing the app. Now I want to remove it (because it does not work: Seems I have the same issue as reported in https://github.com/the0neyouseek/MonitorControl/issues/61). But:

[1] When I got to System Preferences > Users & Groups > Login Items, MonitorControl is not listed
[2] Nevertheless, when I reboot, MonitorControl does auto-launch.

Any advice how to prevent this app from auto-launching?

Originally created by @mblumberg on GitHub (Feb 24, 2020). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl/issues/179 I specified to add MonitorControl to "Login Items" when installing the app. Now I want to remove it (because it does not work: Seems I have the same issue as reported in https://github.com/the0neyouseek/MonitorControl/issues/61). But: [1] When I got to System Preferences > Users & Groups > Login Items, MonitorControl is not listed [2] Nevertheless, when I reboot, MonitorControl does auto-launch. Any advice how to prevent this app from auto-launching?

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2026-05-05 05:14:00 -06:00

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@JoniVR commented on GitHub (Feb 24, 2020):

Have you tried checking/unchecking Start MonitorControl at login? in General settings?

@JoniVR commented on GitHub (Feb 24, 2020): Have you tried checking/unchecking `Start MonitorControl at login`? in General settings? ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/7591717/75142947-6ed9d500-56f4-11ea-9db8-bc6350dea4ec.png)

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 05:14:03 -06:00

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@mblumberg commented on GitHub (Feb 24, 2020):

Thanks. That worked: the app no longer launches at login.

Can you clarify why this does not work as expected? (e.g. When I click in the app UI to set it to "Start at Login", it does not appear in the System Preferences "Login Items" list.)

@mblumberg commented on GitHub (Feb 24, 2020): Thanks. That worked: the app no longer launches at login. Can you clarify why this does not work as expected? (e.g. When I click in the app UI to set it to "Start at Login", it does not appear in the System Preferences "Login Items" list.)

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2026-05-05 05:14:05 -06:00

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@JoniVR commented on GitHub (Feb 25, 2020):

I honestly have no idea.. my guess is that there are multiple ways to set items as login items and they're not consistent.

I think the login items are a way for you to set specific apps to launch at startup yourself, although we might be able to set it there too, not sure.

You also have, for example, /Library/LaunchDemons/ and /Library/LaunchAgents who also manage startup items that won't show up in that list.

@JoniVR commented on GitHub (Feb 25, 2020): I honestly have no idea.. my guess is that there are multiple ways to set items as login items and they're not consistent. I think the login items are a way for you to set specific apps to launch at startup yourself, although we might be able to set it there too, not sure. You also have, for example, `/Library/LaunchDemons/` and `/Library/LaunchAgents` who also manage startup items that won't show up in that list.

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2026-05-05 05:14:06 -06:00

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@mblumberg commented on GitHub (Feb 25, 2020):

Thanks --

@mblumberg commented on GitHub (Feb 25, 2020): Thanks --

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