To stop Discord from starting automatically on Windows, open Discord, go to User Settings, then Windows Settings, and turn off Open Discord. You can also disable it from Task Manager’s Startup tab or right-click the Discord tray icon and choose Quit Discord to fully close it for the session.

Fast steps

  1. Open Discord.
  2. Click the gear icon near your username.
  3. Go to Windows Settings.
  4. Turn off Open Discord.

If it still runs

  • Right-click the Discord icon in the system tray and choose Quit Discord.
  • In Task Manager, open the Startup tab and disable Discord there.
  • If you only want it hidden instead of closed, check the minimize-to-tray setting in Discord’s Windows options.

Forum-style answer

“Open Discord settings, go to Windows Settings, and disable Open Discord. If you want it fully closed, use Quit Discord from the tray icon.”

The wording in your post looks truncated, so this is the most likely fix for “turn off Discord.”