如果您不喜欢每次将设备连接到计算机时都打开 iTunes，您可能需要学习如何阻止 iTunes(stop iTunes from opening automatically)在您的计算机上自动打开。您最喜欢的音乐经理可能会出现多种情况。
将 iOS 设备连接到您的计算机、将该应用程序添加到您的启动列表中以及访问该应用程序的一种兼容媒体文件格式是在您的 Windows PC 或Mac(Mac)上启动 iTunes 的一些触发器。
幸运的是，所有这些触发器都可以禁用，因此 iTunes 不会在您的计算机上自动打开。
连接设备时阻止 iTunes 自动打开(Stop iTunes From Opening Automatically When a Device Is Connected)
如果您在计算机上使用带有 iTunes 的 iPhone 或 iPad 等 iOS 设备，只要将这些设备插入您的计算机，该应用程序就会自动启动。这是为了帮助您将设备的内容与您的计算机同步(sync the contents of your device with your computer)。
您可以禁用同步功能，这将阻止 iTunes 在您的Windows(Windows)计算机上自动打开。
- 在您的计算机上打开iTunes应用程序。
- 如果您使用的是 Windows，请单击顶部的编辑菜单并选择(Edit)首选项(Preferences)以打开设置菜单。如果您使用的是Mac，请单击顶部的iTunes菜单并选择(iTunes)Preferences。
- 在以下屏幕上，单击顶部显示设备的选项卡。(Devices)它可以让您管理 iTunes 的设备设置。
- 以下屏幕有一个选项，显示阻止 iPod、iPhone 和 iPad 自动同步( Prevent iPods, iPhones, and iPads from syncing automatically)。您需要启用此选项并单击“确定(OK)”以保存更改。
从现在开始，iTunes 将不会在您的计算机上自动启动，因为您已禁用设备的自动同步。不过，您仍然可以手动同步您的设备。
阻止 iTunes 在 Windows 上自动打开(Stop iTunes From Opening Automatically On Windows)
在Windows计算机上安装 iTunes 时，除了主应用程序之外，它还会安装一个小型实用程序。此实用程序一直在后台运行，当它发现它认为应用程序应该打开的场合时，它会在您的 PC 上启动 iTunes。
您可以禁用该实用程序在后台运行，这样 iTunes 将不知道何时启动。因此，它不会启动。
- 右键单击(Right-click)计算机的任务栏，然后选择任务管理器(Task Manager)选项。
- 当它打开时，找到并单击“启动(Startup)”选项卡以查看您的启动实用程序。
- 在列表中找到名为iTunes Helper的实用程序，右键单击它，然后选择禁用(Disable)。
只要您手动打开任务管理器(Task Manager)并再次启用它，它就会一直处于禁用状态。
使用 noTunes 阻止 iTunes 在 Mac 上自动打开(Use noTunes To Stop iTunes From Opening Automatically On Mac)
对于那些想要阻止 iTunes 在Mac上自动打开的人来说，有一种更简单的方法可用。有一个应用程序可帮助您在Apple机器上禁用 iTunes 的自动启动功能。
它被称为 noTunes，它是一个免费的开源应用程序，可让您通过单击一个选项来启用和禁用 iTunes 的自动启动功能。它位于菜单栏中，根本不需要配置。
- 下载noTunes应用程序并将其保存到您的 Mac。
- 提取存档并启动应用程序文件。
- 该应用程序将直接进入您的菜单栏。单击(Click)它，它将被激活。
- 它现在会阻止 iTunes 在您的Mac上自动启动。要禁用该功能，请再次单击应用程序图标。
- 您应该确保应用程序在您的Mac启动时启动。为此，请右键单击菜单栏中的应用程序图标，然后选择Launch on startup。
防止 iTunes 自动启动您的音乐文件(Prevent iTunes From Automatically Launching For Your Music Files)
由于 iTunes 除了作为 iOS 设备的备份管理器之外，还是一个媒体管理器，因此它经常被设置为各种音乐文件的默认媒体播放器。当打开这些文件中的任何一个时，iTunes 会自动启动。
您可以通过从计算机上的默认媒体应用程序列表中删除 iTunes 来禁用此行为。
对于 Windows 用户：
- 右键单击(Right-click)任何触发 iTunes 启动的文件，选择Open with，然后选择Choose another app。
- 从屏幕上的应用程序列表中选择(Select)除 iTunes 以外的任何应用程序，选中“始终使用此应用程序打开 .ext 文件(Always use this app to open .ext files)”选项，然后单击“确定(OK)” 。
对于 Mac 用户：
- 右键单击(Right-click)打开 iTunes 的文件类型，然后选择获取信息(Get Info )选项。
- 从Open with下拉菜单中选择一个新应用程序，然后单击Change All。
现在，只要您单击文件，您新选择的应用程序就会启动，这样您就可以阻止 iTunes 自动启动。
在 Mac 启动时禁用 iTunes 自动启动(Disable The iTunes Auto-Launch On The Startup Of Your Mac)
如果 iTunes 在Mac(Mac)上的启动应用程序列表中，它会在每次Mac启动时自动启动。您可以从列表中删除该应用程序(remove the app from the list)，它会阻止它自动打开。
- 单击(Click)左上角的Apple标志，然后选择(Apple)System Preferences。
- 单击以下屏幕上的用户和组。(Users & Groups)
- 从左侧边栏中选择您的用户帐户，然后单击右侧窗格中的登录项。(Login Items)
- 您会在登录项目列表中找到一个名为iTunesHelper的应用程序。(iTunesHelper)在列表中选择它，然后单击底部的- （减号）符号。(–)
该应用程序应从列表中删除。
关闭蓝牙以防止扬声器启动 iTunes(Turn Off Bluetooth To Prevent Speakers From Launching iTunes)
虽然蓝牙(Bluetooth)与 iTunes 没有直接关系，但它有时会在特定的蓝牙设备连接到您的机器(Bluetooth-enabled device is connected to your machine)时触发应用程序。
在您不使用该服务时将其保持禁用状态将确保 iTunes 最终不会在您的计算机上自动打开。
对于 Windows 用户：
- 单击(Click)系统托盘中的蓝牙(Bluetooth)图标，然后选择打开设置(Open Settings)。
- 将蓝牙(Bluetooth)切换开关转到关闭位置。
对于 Mac 用户：(For Mac users:)
- 单击(Click)顶部菜单栏中的蓝牙图标，然后选择(Bluetooth)关闭蓝牙(Turn Bluetooth Off)。
How to Stop iTunes From Opening Automatically
If you dоn’t like iTunes oрening each timе you connect a device to your computer, you might want to learn to stop iTunes from opening automatically on your machine. There are multiple occasions when your favorite music manager may show up.
Connecting an iOS device to your computer, having the app in your startup list, and accessing one of the app’s compatible media file formats are some of the triggers for launching iTunes on your Windows PC or Mac.
Luckily, all of these triggers can be disabled so iTunes doesn’t open automatically on your computers.
Stop iTunes From Opening Automatically When a Device Is Connected
If you use your iOS devices such as your iPhone or iPad with iTunes on your computer, the app automatically launches whenever these devices are plugged-in to your machine. It is to help sync the contents of your device with your computer.
You can disable the sync feature and that’ll stop iTunes from opening automatically on your Windows computer.
- Open the iTunes app on your computer.
- If you’re on Windows, click on the Edit menu at the top and select Preferences to open the settings menu. If you’re on a Mac, click on the iTunes menu at the top and choose Preferences.
- On the following screen, click on the tab that says Devices at the top. It’ll let you manage your device settings for iTunes.
- The following screen has an option that says Prevent iPods, iPhones, and iPads from syncing automatically. You need to enable this option and click on OK to save the changes.
From now on, iTunes won’t launch automatically on your computer as you’ve disabled auto-sync for your devices. You’ll still be able to manually sync your devices, though.
Stop iTunes From Opening Automatically On Windows
When you install iTunes on a Windows computer, it installs a small utility in addition to the main app. This utility runs in the background all the time, and when it finds an occasion where it thinks the app should open, it launches iTunes on your PC.
You can disable the utility from running in the background and that way iTunes won’t know when to launch. And, as a result, it won’t launch.
- Right-click on the taskbar of your computer and select the Task Manager option.
- When it opens, find and click on the Startup tab to view your startup utilities.
- Find the utility named iTunes Helper in the list, right-click on it, and select Disable.
It’ll remain disabled for as long as you manually open Task Manager and enable it again.
Use noTunes To Stop iTunes From Opening Automatically On Mac
There’s an easier way available for those of you wanting to stop iTunes from opening automatically on a Mac. There’s an app available to help you disable iTunes’ auto-launch feature on your Apple machine.
It’s called noTunes and it’s a free and open-source app letting you enable and disable iTunes’ auto-launch feature with the click of an option. It sits in the menu bar and requires no configuration at all.
- Download the noTunes app and save it to your Mac.
- Extract the archive and launch the app file.
- The app will go directly into your menu bar. Click on it and it’ll be activated.
- It’ll now prevent iTunes from launching automatically on your Mac. To disable the feature, click on the app icon again.
- You should make sure the app launches whenever your Mac boots up. To do it, right-click on the app icon in your menu bar and select Launch on startup.
Prevent iTunes From Automatically Launching For Your Music Files
Since iTunes is also a media manager in addition to being a backup manager for iOS devices, it’s often set as the default media player for various music files. When any of these files are opened, iTunes automatically launches.
You can disable this behavior by removing iTunes from the default media app list on your computer.
For Windows users:
- Right-click on any of the files that trigger iTunes to launch, select Open with, and choose Choose another app.
- Select any app other than iTunes from the apps list on your screen, checkmark the option that reads Always use this app to open .ext files, and click on OK.
For Mac users:
- Right-click on the file type that opens iTunes and select the Get Info option.
- Select a new app from the Open with dropdown menu and click on Change All.
Your newly selected app will now launch whenever you click on your files and this way you’ve stopped iTunes from launching automatically.
Disable The iTunes Auto-Launch On The Startup Of Your Mac
If iTunes is in the startup apps list on your Mac, it’ll automatically launch each time your Mac boots up. You can remove the app from the list and it’ll stop it from auto-opening.
- Click on the Apple logo at the top-left corner and select System Preferences.
- Click on Users & Groups on the following screen.
- Select your user account from the left sidebar and then click on Login Items on the right-hand side pane.
- You’ll find an app called iTunesHelper in your login items list. Select it in the list and click on the – (minus) sign at the bottom.
The app should be removed from the list.
Turn Off Bluetooth To Prevent Speakers From Launching iTunes
While Bluetooth doesn’t directly have anything to do with iTunes, it sometimes triggers the app when a particular Bluetooth-enabled device is connected to your machine.
Keeping the service disabled while you don’t use it will ensure that iTunes doesn’t end up automatically opening on your computer.
For Windows users:
- Click on the Bluetooth icon in your system tray and select Open Settings.
- Turn the toggle for Bluetooth to the off position.
For Mac users:
- Click on the Bluetooth icon in the menu bar at the top and select Turn Bluetooth Off.
