Windows 10: Stop apps from re-opening after shutdown/restart- 1709 Fall Creators

I came across this new behavior a couple days ago and thought I did something screwy to my image. I read Bree's post and found it's an intended feature now on a restart Fall Creators Update reopens apps from before

That thread has some good suggestions for alternate shutdown methods. The intention of this tutorial is to restore pre-1709 (like) functionality to the normal Restart and Shut down buttons in the Start menu.

Since the default reboot behavior uses the shutdown.exe slash G switch - applications that are left open will attempt to "register" themselves to be re-opened. This is done by creating a RunOnce value at logoff, so you won't see it while online. Not all apps are capable of registering themselves in this way and can't be re-opened automatically.

In the below screenshot I have left a few programs open, shutdown the computer, then booted to WinPE and loaded my HKCU hive in regedit. You can see the apps that are going to be re-opened once I boot back up, each named like "Application Restart".




The script below will remove every value starting with "Application Restart #"
Code: $HKCURunOnce='HKCU:Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce' (Get-ItemProperty $HKCURunOnce).PSObject.Properties | Where-Object {$_.Name -like "Application Restart #*"} | ForEach {Remove-ItemProperty -Path $HKCURunOnce -Name $_.Name}[/quote]
You can set this as a user logoff script in gpedit or gpmc, or use the attached scripts:

-Extract "NoApplicationRestart.zip"
-Run "NoApplicationRestart_INSTALL.bat"

I have tested this with Enterprise and Pro, not sure if Home supports the group policy side of it all. You will need local admin permission to make the required changes.

:)

 

how to disable reopening programs after restart

How to disable re-opening programs after restart

this behavior started after upgrading to creator fall 1709

it will be useful to have clear desktop after restart

Thanks

 

Xbox DVR [Problem]

-From Windows 10 fall creators

-force stop Xbox app and re open it lowing the settings

-i can't since its an system app

 

I remove all startup entries at shutdown and RadeonSettings.exe still started, only using shutdown command helped.

 

I have removed this attachment from my original post because I realized the install batch was not working after testing some more. Do this instead:
copy this code into Notepad and save it as "NoApplicationRestart.ps1"
Code: $HKCURunOnce='HKCU:Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce' (Get-ItemProperty $HKCURunOnce).PSObject.Properties | Where-Object {$_.Name -like "Application Restart #*"} | ForEach {Remove-ItemProperty -Path $HKCURunOnce -Name $_.Name}[/quote]
Open "gpedit.msc" and go to User Configuration > Windows Settings > Scripts (Logon/Logoff)
Open Logoff Properties and click the "PowerShell Scripts" tab
Click "Add" then "Browse" and select the "NoApplicationRestart.ps1" file
gpedit will look in "C:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicy\User\Scripts\Logoff" by default, but you can save it elsewhere.
Click OK to save it. Then you can leave a few apps open and restart the computer to test if it's working.




I wish I could have edited my original post. Not sure if I'm being dense, but can't find the pencil button anywhere. *sarc
EDIT: ah, probably just too late to edit the first one

 

How are you calling OFF.bat? If by "remove all startup entries at shutdown" you mean it is a Shutdown script (like below), that won't work.





The "Application Restart" RunOnce values get created after a Computer Shutdown script is run. You need to run it as a User Logoff script instead. I have an AMD card as well but don't seem to have RadeonSettings.exe installed to test that specific application. You should inspect your offline registry after shutting down to confirm what your batch file is actually accomplishing.

EDIT: Thinking about it some more, Computer Shutdown scripts are run as the System account. So the reason that method doesn't work is because the wrong HKCU hive is being targeted. I'd still be curious to know how you are running your batch.