How to stop the Epic Games Launcher from running on PC startup?

The Epic Games Launcher is automatically enabled to run on Windows startup, but you can turn this off in two ways.  

Legacy Epic Games Launcher settings

1. Launch the legacy Epic Games Launcher

2. Click the player icon in the top-right of the launcher.

3. Choose Settings.

4. Under preferences, uncheck Run When My Computer Starts​​​​​​.

Windows settings

1. Press the Ctrl + Shift + Esc keys on your keyboard

2. Click the Startup apps tab.

3. Right-click on the EpicGamesLauncher app.

4. Select Disable.

Epic Games Launcher Preview settings

1. Open the Epic Games Launcher Preview.

2. Click on the Epic Games Logo in the top-left corner.

3. Select Settings.

4. Select General section.

5. Uncheck Run launcher on startup.