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I have these settings already off:

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However, this does not work in practice. For instance, when restarting from “update windows” screen the apps are still reopened. How can I disable the feature completely?

Soonts
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Newer versions of Windows 10 will restart some but not all apps regardless of that flag.

I close most apps (Office, Adobe, and Zoom at least) before shutting down.

This is the path of least resistance.

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Turning off "Restart apps" was the right action.

However, Explorer has a separate setting:

  • Launch File Explorer
  • Click the “View” tab on the Ribbon
  • Click the “Options” button
  • Go to the View tab
  • Scroll down and locate the “Restore previous folder windows at logon” option. Ensure it’s unchecked.
  • Click OK.

Now Windows will no longer reopen folder windows.

harrymc
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