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All about Shift Launch and On-Startup settings

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What are Launch Settings? Launch settings make Shift start automatically when you turn on your computer. By default, this is ON.

How to Change Launch Settings:

  1. Open your computer's Settings
  2. Click on Apps
  3. Click on Startup
  4. Find Shift and turn it off

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**The GIF above goes through the steps above to change your launch settings on Windows. 

How to Change Launch Settings in Shift 

To change the settings in Shift:

  1. Open Shift
  2. Click on Quick Settings via the gear icon Quick settings icon.png
  3. Click on Advanced Settings at the bottom
  4. Go to System
  5. Turn off "Open on wake" and "Open on login" as you need

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**The GIF above goes through the steps above to change your launch settings through Shift settings.

What are On-Startup Settings? On-startup settings let you choose what Shift does when you start it. You can:

  • Open a new tab
  • Continue where you left off
  • Open specific pages

How to Change On-Startup Settings:

  1. Open Shift
  2. Click on Quick Settings via the gear icon Quick settings icon.png
  3. Click on Advanced Settings at the bottom
  4. Go to On Startup
  5. Choose the options you want

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**The GIF above goes through the steps above to change your on-startup settings through the Shift settings.

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