Hope this information is helpful. Again iTunes isn't the root cause of the start up request. This has nothing to do with iTunes. Next, click the Devices tab and then check the box for Prevent iPods, iPhones, and iPads from syncing automatically. It transpires that, since version 12.
Hello ronthomasfsu, Since iTunes is a 3rd party product, I was trying to get you to the best place for support which is Apple Support. This was driving me crazy. To stop iTunes from opening automatically when you plug in your phone, uncheck Automatically sync when this iPhone is connected. This was driving me nuts. Then check the Application and System event logs for any errors. For this reason, and given that iTunesHelper. Click Start and choose Computer.
Disable any security software before attempting to upgrade or do a clean install. In Windows 7, you have a list with all the types of media for which you can set the AutoPlay behavior. Also, you might wish to disable iTunes Helper. After iTunes opens, click on the iPhone icon that will appear just below the iTunes top Menu bar See image below Note: Clicking on the phone icon is required to reveal the iTunes Settings Menu in the Left pane See image in step 5 below. Now this will make the iTunes shortcut be executed when Windows 7 starts. Software programs such as Adobe Reader, , iTunes, and set themselves up to load as soon as you log into Windows. Back to auto running at start up.
You don't have to believe me if you don't want to, but it's not an iTunes issue. Next, since this was an upgrade from Windows Vista, you can try the following to see if it will help. Never had the problem before. Would you like to answer one of these instead? Was driving me nuts as well. This is assuming that my backup software is a security issue, since the problem started on the same day as iTunes issues started. Luckily, you can disable iTunes auto launch pretty easily.
Turn on Mail in iCloud settings and follow the remained instructions on the screen. I tried to reinstall pretty much all my essential software after the clean install of Windows 10, so I couldn't notice whether iTunes was launching itself automatically immediately after installation or only after Plex was installed. This will add the iTunes shortcut to the Startup menu and next time you start Windows iTunes should load after you sign into Windows. Next time you connect your iPhone iTunes should open. If you have to run a program that gets kicked out of your startup process, you can simply launch it manually from its Start menu or Start screen shortcut. I try to avoid iTunes as much as possible.
Find iTunesHelper on the list, right-click it and then click Disable. Therefore what I assume is happening is that the ituneshelper process running in the background is the thing that is starting itunes. It's only taken me best part of 3 days to sort! This can be quite annoying, in case you are just trying to charge your device and have nothing to do with iTunes. Next, click on Edit option in the iTunes upper menu See image below. The feature has been tweaked slightly in and 8.
I would have thought that telling plex to ignore my itunes library would have done the same thing, but it would seem not. First, right-click on any empty area of the Taskbar in Windows 10. Still, hopefully all the effort may help someone else if they have the same issue. I'm currently running windows Vista 64bit. Using Third Party Software is at your own risk.
Not sure exactly what the conditions are, but the only relevant option is whether automatic sync is enabled disabling it prevents iTunes from opening, but also prevents auto-sync when you manually open iTunes. The solutions for preventing any program from launching on startup in Windows work for every other program except itunes, which is why I'm asking in an itunes forum and not a Windows forum. Make sure your computer is updated devices and applications 3. Feel free to write us back for any further assistance. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to. It is also a good news for those who fed up with manual. The only thing that is actually working is uninstalling iTunes, but that is not really an option for me.
Thank you for keeping us updated on the status of the issue. Is this the correct file?? One of the casualties of my upgrade to Win 10 Home was my iTunes library. Regards, Mann Manohar - I uninstalled my original backup program that was crashing with a program exception, so I do not know what the error was. You'll see a list of all the applications that start up automatically each time Windows loads. If you are using Windows 7, open the following path, but replace xxx with your own user name. First try what has been suggested above normal windows startup stuff, sync issues or bluetooth.