Slack: Set Desktop App to Start Automatically at Login/Startup

This article provides steps on setting your Slack desktop application to start automatically at login/startup.

Environment

 U-M Slack, Slack desktop application

Issue

How do I set up the Slack desktop application to start automatically at login for macOS and Windows 11?

Resolution

macOS

To set Slack to run at login, right-click the Slack icon located in the dock at the bottom of your desktop. Hover over Options in the drop-down menu and select Open at Login.

Windows 11

To set the Slack desktop app to run at startup/login:

1. Click the search box located in the lower-left corner of your taskbar.
2. Enter task manager in the search box field.
3. Select Task Manager from the search results.
4. Click Startup apps from the left navigation in the Task Manager window.
5. Scroll to find the Slack app and click on the row to select it.
6. Click the Enable button at the top of the window or right-click the Slack row and select Enable from the drop-down menu.

Additional Information

Different updates to both macOS and Windows could cause slight differences in the processes described above. These steps were written based on macOS (v. 10.14.2) and Windows 11 (v. 10.0.22631).

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