# Make ignition gateway service not automatically start at windows login

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/make-ignition-gateway-service-not-automatically-start-at-windows-login/17708>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [April 13, 2018, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/make-ignition-gateway-service-not-automatically-start-at-windows-login/17708 "2018-04-13T16:59:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![zacslade](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/zacslade/32/3587_2.png) [@zacslade](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zacslade)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2018, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/make-ignition-gateway-service-not-automatically-start-at-windows-login/17708/1 "2018-04-13T16:59:23Z")

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Hi all,

Typically, when you install ignition on a computer, it sets up so that the gateway runs every time you start your computer. I’d like to set up an ignition instance where the gateway service only runs on command, because I expect this particular application to be seldom used (for the time being anyway).

Has anyone here done that before? Is it easy?

Thanks,  
Zac Slade

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2018, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/make-ignition-gateway-service-not-automatically-start-at-windows-login/17708/2 "2018-04-13T17:05:24Z")

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Don’t you just open the Windows service manager, find the Ignition service in the list, and right-click for properties or something and set it so it doesn’t run on startup?

Sorry… this is all from memory, haven’t used Windows in years. I think you can Start \> Run \> services.msc to get the service manager?

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**Author:** ![zacslade](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/zacslade/32/3587_2.png) [@zacslade](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zacslade)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2018, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/make-ignition-gateway-service-not-automatically-start-at-windows-login/17708/3 "2018-04-13T17:21:59Z")

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Is that all there is to it?

That was pretty easy. Thanks!