If you’re a Windows 10 user, you may have noticed that your computer starts up automatically with iTunes open. This is because Apple has implemented a feature called “automatic startup” in the Windows 10 operating system. This feature allows Apple to start up your computer automatically when you log on, and it can also start up iTunes if it’s installed on your computer. If you don’t want your computer to start up automatically with iTunes open, there are a few ways to stop it from doing so. The first way is to change the setting in your Windows 10 settings. To do this, open the Control Panel and click on the “System” tab. Then, click on the “Advanced System Settings” button. Under the “Automatic startup” section, you’ll find a box that says " Allow automatic startup of programs and services." If you check this box, then your computer will start up automatically with iTunes open when you log on. However, if you uncheck this box, then your computer will not start up automatically with iTunes open. The second way to stop your computer from starting up automatically with iTunes open is to uninstall Apple’s software from your computer. To do this,open the Control Panel and click on the “Programs and Features” tab. Then, click on the “Uninstall programs” button. Underneath “Apple products,” select “iTunes.” Once these two steps have been completed, then you’ll need to restart your computer for them to take effect.
Have you ever wanted to charge your iPhone or iPad using a cable hooked to your Windows 10 PC, but every time you plug it in, iTunes starts up? It can get annoying pretty quickly. Here’s how to fix it.
The culprit is a small Apple program that runs in the background called “iTunes Helper.” This program gets installed when you install iTunes, and it detects when an Apple device is plugged into a USB port and opens iTunes automatically. To prevent this from happening, we need to disable iTunes Helper. Here’s how.
First, right-click the Windows 10 taskbar at the bottom of the screen, and select “Task Manager” from the menu that pops up.
In Task Manager, click “More Details” at the bottom of the window.
After the Task Manager window expands, click the “Startup” tab.
In the “Startup” tab, locate the entry called “iTunes Helper,” and click it once to select it. Then click the “Disable” button in the lower-right corner of the window.
(You will also see another entry in the list called “iTunes Mobile Device Helper,” but leave it alone. Disabling “iTunes Mobile Device Helper” will prevent iTunes from being able to sync with your Apple mobile devices.)
After that, close Task Manager and either sign out and sign back in, or restart your PC. The next time your plug in your iPhone, iTunes will not appear.
Want to skip the restart or log out? You can also just end the iTunes Helper process. Click over to the “Processes” tab, locate “iTunesHelper” in the list, right-click it, and select “End Task.”
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