Old behavior:
When you shut down your PC, all applications are closed.After the reboot/restart, you have to re-open any application you would like to use.
New behavior:
When shutting down your PC, any open apps are “bookmarked” (for the lack of a better word).After reboot/restart, these apps will re-open automatically.
It seems that the majority of the people did not like this feature to be added to the new update. There are still a few workarounds for this solution but none of them as proper fixes. Takes a look.
Solution 1: Close all Applications before closing/restarting your PC.
The simplest solution is to close all the applications before shutting down or restarting your computer. As stated by Microsoft, if you close all the applications, there will be nothing for Windows to “bookmark”. Hence no application will start when you boot/restart your computer. Also, make sure that you are not mistaking this feature with startup items enabled on your computer. Perform the following steps to check if an application is enabled on startup.
Solution 2: Disabling File Explorer Windows from Launching upon Startup
Another feature which is present in Windows for a long time is the file explorer launching automatically whenever you boot your windows (the last opened folder will be launched). You can easily disable this function using the file explorer settings. Do note that this option only works for file explorer, not for applications.
Solution 3: Using Classical Shut Down dialog for Shutting Down or Restarting
The new feature introduced in the Fall Creators Update 1709 doesn’t work if you use the classical shutdown menu when you are shutting down or restarting your PC. It is an extra step while shutting down but it prevents any application running automatically upon startup.
Solution 4: Using Command through Command Prompt
Another workaround for this problem is to create shortcuts on your desktop of commands which execute in the command prompt. Through this method, you would only need to click the shortcut once and your computer will shut down/restart properly.
shutdown.exe /s /t 0
The above command will shut down your computer immediately after a 0-second timeout. You can always adjust the timeout time by changing the number at the end. Click Next to proceed.
You can also make a shortcut of the following command to restart your computer. shutdown.exe /r /t 0 Another point worth noting is that the above two methods don’t allow Fast Startup feature to be implemented. If you want the feature to still be active, make a shortcut of the following command: shutdown.exe /s /hybrid /t 0
Solution 5: Creating a Batch File and Add it to the Group Policy
Another solution which worked for few users was the creation of a batch file and adding it to the group policy of logging off. This batch file prevents Windows from launching the application by default upon the startup. Do note that this solution might not work for all the users.
for /f “tokens=1-3,” %%a in (‘reg query HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce /v “Application Restart” ^| findstr “Application Restart”‘) do reg delete HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce /v “%%a %%b %%c” /f User Configuration > Windows Settings > Scripts (Logon/Logoff)
Fix: Apps Missing after Windows Update 1709Fix: Cannot Access Network Shares after Update 1709Fix: Surface Pen not Working after 1709 UpdateFix: Mobile Hotspot not Working after Update 1709
