Apps Enable or Disable Photos app to Run in Background at Startup in Windows 11

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This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off allowing the Microsoft Photos app to run in the background at startup for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.

Starting with the Microsoft Photos app version 2024.11080.30001.0 in Windows 10/11, you can now allow Microsoft Photos app to run in the background at startup to improve performance.

Reference:
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Here's How:

1 Open the Photos app.

2 Click/tap on the Settings (gear) icon at the top. (see screenshot below)

If you do not see the Settings (gear) icon, then click/tap on the See more (3 dots) button and click/tap on Settings.


3 Under Personalization settings, turn on (default) or off Performance for what you want.

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That's it,
Shawn Brink


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No such option in latest version: 2024.11060.20006 - or maybe it's cause of some tweak applied long ago (shortly after installing Windows - i have have a tendency to Disable every optional setting - which is scheduled to auto-start or run in the background - even if you never use or have any need for it / just in case "there's 1 in a million Windows users" who happens to use any of those settings or apps - they're all set to start and run in the background by Default, not to mention... their number is quite high too). :unsure:

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neves said:
No such option in latest version: 2024.11060.20006 - or maybe it's cause of some tweak applied long ago (shortly after installing Windows - i have have a tendency to Disable every optional setting - which is scheduled to auto-start or run in the background - even if you never use or have any need for it / just in case "there's 1 in a million Windows users" who happens to use any of those settings or apps - they're all set to start and run in the background by Default, not to mention... their number is quite high too). :unsure:

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May only be available in Insider builds for now.

I still have this setting in version 2024.11060.27001.0.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
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    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Surface Laptop 7 Copilot+ PC
    CPU
    Snapdragon X Elite (12 core) 3.42 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15" HDR
    Screen Resolution
    2496 x 1664
    Hard Drives
    1 TB SSD
    Internet Speed
    Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Same issue and question here. It's pretty darn ridiculous!? Hate MS and their shenanigans. I've tried everything including Apex deployment uninstall reinstall individual components. I love the photos legacy but unfortunately won't work without installing the photo app as well on Windows 11. Driving me nuts, photo legacy and photo apps disregard ernie any app background performance settings even if set to disable. Task manager under app activity it shows photo and photo legacy uptime at 5 hours or 12 hours for example and actively changing upwards with time, while the computer was shut off completely or restarted 10 minutes ago. Driving me crazy. Have a feeling it has something to do with OneDrive or their AI and MS trying to force us into use of these products
 

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    Windows 11 Pro x64
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    Dell / Precision 3660 (Fixed Workstation)
    CPU
    12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700 - 2.10 GHz
    Motherboard
    DELL 0MG0RG
    Memory
    64GB DDR5-4800 @2400 MHz - ECC
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 =dGPU and Intel UHD Graphics 770 =iGPU
    Sound Card
    RealTek ALC256
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    2 x LG Ultragear 27" GSM5BB4
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 980 PRO 1TB
    PC801 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
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    Platinum 950
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    SFF
    Cooling
    liquid cooling
    Keyboard
    Logitech k350
    Mouse
    Logitech m570
    Internet Speed
    1gb fiber
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    Chrome
HG23Phenom said:
Same issue and question here. It's pretty darn ridiculous!? Hate MS and their shenanigans. I've tried everything including Apex deployment uninstall reinstall individual components. I love the photos legacy but unfortunately won't work without installing the photo app as well on Windows 11. Driving me nuts, photo legacy and photo apps disregard ernie any app background performance settings even if set to disable. Task manager under app activity it shows photo and photo legacy uptime at 5 hours or 12 hours for example and actively changing upwards with time, while the computer was shut off completely or restarted 10 minutes ago. Driving me crazy. Have a feeling it has something to do with OneDrive or their AI and MS trying to force us into use of these products
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Unfortunately, this Performance setting is no longer available in Microsoft Photos version 2024.11070.15001.0 and newer.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Surface Laptop 7 Copilot+ PC
    CPU
    Snapdragon X Elite (12 core) 3.42 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15" HDR
    Screen Resolution
    2496 x 1664
    Hard Drives
    1 TB SSD
    Internet Speed
    Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
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