How to stop Send to Onenote autostart when all else fails?

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2025-12-15T16:07:53.1966667+00:00

This is a potential solution for anyone who has tried to stop the Send to Onenote feature from auto starting without success. It involves deleting a shortcut from a not-so-well-known special folder.

  1. Press the windows button on your keyboard or on the taskbar...
  2. Type or copy and paste the following, then press enter/return 
       %Appdata%
  3. Doing so should bring you to the following folder: C:\Users*YourUserName\AppData\Roaming*
  4. Navigate to Microsoft>Windows>Start Menu>Programs>Startup. The full address should look something like: C:\Users*YourUserName*\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
  5. Inside of this folder, make sure to delete anything relating to Onenote.

It doesn't matter if you've followed instructions to stop OneNote or the Send to Onenote tool from starting with Windows, if there's a shortcut to the app in the above Startup folder, it will automatically start regardless of other settings on your computer.

Good luck! Happy computing on your terms!

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Anonymous
2025-12-15T16:43:20.79+00:00

I understand how annoying it can be when send to OneNote keeps popping up every time you start your computer. The reason this happens is that Windows automatically launches any shortcut placed in the Startup folder, even if you’ve disabled OneNote elsewhere. To fix this, open the Run box by pressing Win + R, type %AppData%, and hit Enter. From there, go to Microsoft > Windows > Start Menu > Programs > Startup and delete any shortcuts related to OneNote or Send to OneNote. After that, restart your PC and check if it still launches. Just to confirm, have you already tried disabling OneNote in Task Manager’s Startup tab or through its own settings? If so, this step should finally stop it from auto starting.Regards,
Aron

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2025-12-15T16:08:02.6833333+00:00

To stop the Send to OneNote feature from automatically starting, you can check the Startup folder as you mentioned. If there are any shortcuts related to OneNote in that folder, they will cause the application to start regardless of other settings. Here are the steps to ensure that OneNote does not auto-start:

  1. Press the Windows button on your keyboard or on the taskbar.
  2. Type or copy and paste the following command, then press Enter: 
       %Appdata%
  3. This will take you to the folder: C:\Users*YourUserName\AppData\Roaming*.
  4. Navigate to Microsoft > Windows > Start Menu > Programs > Startup. The full path should look like: C:\Users*YourUserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup*.
  5. Inside this folder, delete any shortcuts related to OneNote.

By removing these shortcuts, you should be able to prevent OneNote from starting automatically when Windows boots up.

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  1. LGLDSR73-6492 1,480 Reputation points
    2026-08-30T13:44:32.3366667+00:00

    Did not work. Need assistance.

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