How to Stop Avast Browser From Opening on Startup?

Avast is one of the leading giants when it comes down to the antivirus market in the world. Widely known for the Avast Antivirus, they have established a well-reputed and big name for themselves in the security domain. In this modern world, security will always be a concern as everything becomes digital which in turn makes a lot of information available at fingertips. Using antivirus software on your system is always a good option. It offers you security throughout your system and also prevents third parties from tracking you online.

Avast Browser comes bundled with the Avast antivirus and is installed on your system whenever you install the antivirus software on your system. Even though you can choose not to install the browser during the installation process, most users don’t pay close attention to the installation wizard and as a result, it skips their eye. One of the most annoying things about the Avast Browser is that you will find it opening on startup on its own. This is the default behavior of the web browser which really doesn’t make sense. You open up your Windows machine and instead of the Desktop screen, you are met with the Avast Browser — running uninvited. Having applications that launch on startup can lead to longer boot-up times and this is especially frustrating when they do not serve a special reason.

Therefore, if you are annoyed with the Avast Browser launching on startup, you have come to the right place. In this article, we will take you through the process of disabling the start-on startup functionality of the Avast Browser on your system. So, without further ado, let us get started.

Change Avast Browser Settings

As it turns out, there are actually multiple ways of achieving the target here. You can stop the Avast Browser from starting on startup through different methods such as changing the settings from the browser, disabling it through the Task Manager, and more. The first one that we are going to mention is how to disable it from the browser settings.

As it happens, the browser launches on startup because of the “Launch Avast Secure Browser automatically when your system starts” feature that can be found in the web browser settings menu. Thus, to prevent it from launching on startup, we simply have to disable this said feature and you will be good to go. To do this, follow the instructions down below:

1. First of all, open up the Avast Secure Browser.
2. Once the browser has opened up, click on the More button (three dots) in the top-right corner of the browser window.

   

3. From the drop-down menu that appears, click on the Settings option.
4. Now, in the Settings menu, click on the On startup option found on the left-hand side.
5. Once there, disable the Launch Avast Secure Browser automatically when your computer starts the option.

   

6. After doing this, you won’t get to see Avast Browser on startup anymore.

Disable Avast Browser on Startup from Task Manager

As we have mentioned, another way of stopping the Avast Browser from starting on startup is to disable it from the Task Manager. With the help of Task Manager, you can see which apps are being loaded on startup by your PC and you can choose to disable their status on startup. After disabling their startup status, the apps won’t be able to launch on startup automatically. This is fairly easy to do, just follow through the instructions given down below:

1. First of all, open up a Task Manager window by right-clicking on your taskbar and then selecting Task Manager from the menu that appears.

   

2. Once you have launched Task Manager, switch to the Startup tab to see a list of all the startup apps.

   

3. From the list that is shown, choose Avast Secure Browser. Then, you can either click the Disable button at the bottom-right corner or simply right-click on Avast Secure Browser and choose Disable from the drop-down menu.

   

4. Once you do this, the Status of the app will change from Enabled to Disabled.
5. That’s it. After this, the app won’t be starting on startup automatically.

Use Autoruns to Stop Avast Browser on Startup

In addition to the Task Manager, you can also use a third-party utility known as Autoruns to prevent Avast Secure Browser from starting on startup. Autoruns is essentially a really comprehensive tool that is developed by Sysinternals that allows users to get in-depth information about the different processes and apps that start running automatically when you boot up your system. Using Autoruns, you can disable the startup functionality of Avast Browser with a few simple clicks. To do this, follow the instructions given down below:

1. First of all, you will have to download the Autoruns utility. For this, head to this link and click on the Download Autoruns and Autorunsc option provided.

   

2. Once you have downloaded the zip file, extract it to your desired location.
3. After that, navigate to the folder where you extracted the Autoruns utility.
4. From there, right-click on either Autoruns.exe or Autoruns64.exe (depending on your system) and choose the Run as administrator option from the drop-down menu.

   

5. Once the Autoruns utility has launched, switched to the Logon tab.

   

6. Here, you will see a list of all the apps that are starting on startup on your system.
7. Simply uncheck Avast Secure Browser from the list and you are good to go.

Uninstall Avast Secure Browser

As it turns out, you can also choose to remove Avast Secure Browser from your system which will naturally stop the browser pop up on startup as well. This is the best method if you not only want to stop it from launching on startup but also remove it completely from your system. It is important to note here that doing this won’t uninstall the Avast antivirus software on your system. Therefore, if you are worried about losing Avast antivirus if you uninstall Avast Secure Browser, then don’t be as the antivirus software will remain in its place.

Even though the Avast Secure Browser comes bundled with the antivirus software, it is installed separately on your system. Thus, it can be removed individually from your system without affecting Avast Antivirus. To only uninstall Avast Secure Browser from your system, follow the instructions given down below:

1. First of all, open up a Control Panel window. To do this, simply search for it in the Start Menu.
2. Once you have opened up a Control Panel window, click on the Uninstall a program option under Programs.

   

3. This will show you a list of all the apps that you have installed on your system. From the list, locate Avast Secure Browser and then double-click on it.

   

4. Follow the on-screen prompts to finish the uninstallation process.
5. Once done, you have successfully removed Avast Secure Browser from your system and you won’t be seeing any Avast Browser pop-ups on startup at this point.