How to prevent Microsoft Lync adding startup entry in Windows?

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Microsoft lync makes my laptop boot very slowly and if I disable it from startup, the laptop boots fine and quick. However the issue is, if I start lync again, it puts an entry to startup. So I end up disabling again and again before every boot. I try to put my laptop into sleep only as much possible, however there are many times I need to start up. So, please suggest how to do any of the following?

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How to disable Microsoft lync to stop putting an entry into startup?

score 14 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 11 '13 at 14:24

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You can also configure Lync so that it doesn't start up with Windows. On the sign-in screen, click the configure gear and choose Tools -> Options. Select Personal and un-check "Automatically start Lync when I log on to Windows"

answered Nov 11 '13 at 14:24

JoshL

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score 4 · Answer 2 · edited Nov 12 '14 at 08:21

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Microsoft has dodged this to allow Lync to continue annoying users. The options to Change has become "Do you want a quick or slow repair?".

Go to Run (or Windows+R).
Type msconfig.exe and Click OK.
Go to Start Up options, then go to Task Manager and change Lync to ge to Disabled.

Seems to work after rebooting once.

edited Nov 12 '14 at 08:21

Thor

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answered Nov 12 '14 at 04:30

Gene Childs

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score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 07 '13 at 11:33

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Turn off logging in your Lync client. The logging functionality is what is causing the startup delay, not the client itself. Only use logging during diagnostics.

answered Apr 07 '13 at 11:33

Nicholas Dambrosio

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score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 10 '14 at 12:44

You can also uninstall Lync if you don't need it (part of the Microsoft Office).

Go to the Control Panel - Programs and Features and right click on Microsoft Office 2013 and choose Change.

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Now you can continue to Add or Remove Featues and uncheck the Lync feature:

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How to prevent Microsoft Lync adding startup entry in Windows?

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