How to stop WPS Office from starting up automatically?

Question

I want to disable WPS Office from running in startup but i tried looking for it in the startup menu in task manager but to no avail, tried to look for it in Settings>Apps>Startup, cant find it either. I also cant just uninstall it either because my sister and my mom uses it ocasionally to write stuff. Any help?

Answer 1

Hi! Let me help you with this issue.

I have checked the WPS Settings, and it does not have an option to disable it on startup. And when I tried it on my machine, it diondnt load startup, and there was no entry in the startup items on Task Manager.

Are you using a licensed version or a free version?

Try uninstalling and reinstalling the app.

Answer 2

WPS Office is not listed in Startup in Settings or Task Manager because it is likely starting from either the Startup folder or a Run entry in the registry.

Try these options on Windows 10:

1. Check the Startup folder (per user)
   1. Press Windows key + R.
   2. Type shell:startup and press Enter.
   3. If a WPS Office shortcut is there, delete the shortcut (this only stops auto‑start; it does not uninstall the app).
2. Check the common Startup folder (all users)
   1. Press Windows key + R.
   2. Type shell:common startup and press Enter.
   3. If a WPS Office shortcut is there, delete the shortcut.
3. If still starting, check for a registry Run entry (advanced)
   1. Press Windows key + R, type regedit, press Enter.
   2. Look under these keys for any WPS/WPS Office entries and delete only those entries:
      • HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run (current user)
      • HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run (all users)
      • HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run (all users, 32‑bit apps)
   3. Close Registry Editor and restart.
   Caution: Modifying the registry can have unintended consequences; back up the registry or export keys before deleting values.

If WPS Office has its own setting like “Launch at startup” in its preferences/options, turn that off as well; that will prevent it from re‑adding itself.

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References:

• Configure Startup Applications in Windows