How Can I Stop My Mac From Reopening Applications After A Power Failure?

I live in the woods and lose power frequently. When this happens, MacOS tries to restore every application that was open when the power went out. I don't want it to do this. How do i prevent this from happening.

Please note, i am not asking about preventing apps from opening after a restart.


Hold shift whilst logging in to temporarily disable Resume from re-opening applications.

  • Apple KB article: Automatically re-open windows, apps, and documents on your Mac