How to disable forticlient startup. . To shutdown FortiClient: systemctl stop forticlient-scheduler. I and others have no need for FortiClient to start automaticly when the PC is turned on. Reinstall the software and turn the AV protection off, unless it is enforced. FortiClient. I found a way to disable auto start in Linux. You may have to check registry entries in startup. How do I disable the autostart? I am using windows 10 and using the latest version of forticlient VPN. 2550. Run msconfig. To disable the auto start at the next boot: systemctl disable forticlient-scheduler. Sudo rights are needed. On msconfig, switch to the Services tab. I found a way to disable auto start in Linux. You can do it using these commands with sudo privilege: To shutdown FortiClient: systemctl stop forticlient-scheduler. To disable the auto start at the next boot: systemctl disable forticlient-scheduler The issue I have is that I do not like how the software autostarts when I turn my pc on. I have checked startup apps in the task bar and in the settings within forticlient VPN. No go. Share. Since I'm the type to turn off everything not essential to normal work, I went to turn it off on my startup menu in WIN11 - only it's not there. But how to disable that autorun? In FortiClient itself there. Edit: As mentioned by others, for the newer versions forticlient-scheduler is changed to forticlient. Many thanks. Some stuff is designed to be hard to turn off from msconfig or the Task Manager startup. You To stop FortiClient from starting automatically, try the following: Shut down FortiClient from the system tray. I use FortiClient VPN only to connect to our work network, as many do, but I noticed that on startup, FortiClient starts automatically. Run net stop fortishield on command prompt. Clear the FortiClient Service Scheduler check box and click Apply. zpvyujsgovmjbglyuurneijtkvdibxryvlgtuxmlayzvacogszru