How to Disable the Workshare Desktop Application at System Start up?

Scenario

1. Log in to your Windows machine.
2. The Workshare Desktop Application appears.
3. Notice the Workshare Desktop Application requests for the users' Workshare login credentials.

Resolution

1. The Desktop application can be disabled from loading at startup by doing the following:

• Open the Workshare Desktop Application, click File - Preferences.

• Click on the General tab.
• Uncheck the option "Launch Workshare when I login".

• Close the Desktop Application, restart the machine and check if the Desktop Application loads at startup.

2. Alternatively, if you would like to disable this option for all users or disable it on a Terminal Server/Citrix environment, then please add the following registry key:

For Current User add the following :
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Workshare\Workshare Desktop\General] 
Name: StartOnLogin 
Type: REG_SZ 
Data: false 

For Local Machine add the following:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Workshare\Workshare Desktop\General] 
Name: StartOnLogin 
Type: REG_SZ 
Data: false

3. As a workaround, the Desktop Application can be disabled within MSConifg.

• Open the System Configuration - C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools:

• Select the "Startup" tab.

• Click Open Task Manager.

• Select "Workshare Connect for Desktop" and click "Disable".

 

4. Alternatively, the Desktop Application can be disabled from launching at startup by deleting the WorkshareDesktop key within HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run.  

Workaround