Ant Agent - remember uncheck auto start

Please enable a way for the Ant Agent to remember your start-up selection.

When exiting Ant Agent there is a check box that reads, "Automatically start Garmin Ant Agent the next time you log in". It is checked by default. When unchecked the agent does not start at next boot. However, if you subsequently start the agent and then exit it does not remember that you don't want it to start at boot.

I second this. I am sicking of having to untick that checkbox. Tried to disable it in MsConfig but it's not possible.

No one likes software that insists on starting automatically when windows boots when there is no need for it do so!!

I have just started using my forerunner 910XT more regularly, and I am really noticing this irksome feature. As a computer user, I highly value the ability to customise settings, and especially to determine which programs run and when. The fact that the current ANT Agent software forces me to repeat my wishes every single time I use it is unacceptable and indefensible. I really resent the attempt to force on me a particular way of doing things.

And for what? What does Garmin gain for all this customer aggravation? Seems like a really stupid thing to get people offside over.

I will hold off on recommending Garmin products to all my running and cycling friends for now. There are cheaper options that will not take such a flagrant liberty with software design. If this flaw is addressed I will be happy to recommend they try a Garmin, as I had originally intended. However, I assume that this will not happen since I can see that the original post in this thread is from 4 years ago. Unbelievable. To create such a capable product and website, only to taint and 'hamstring' it all with such a boorishly arrogant limitation.

Bah!

Super annoying!

If you don't want the software to startup at boot, just remove it from startup programs. If you are using a version of windows prior to Windows 8, you can do this two ways. The easy way is to just click Start > Run enter msconfig and click OK. Then go to the Startup tab, uncheck the appropriate item, and click OK. The other method depends on how the program is being started. Go to your start menu and locate the startup folder. If you see an entry there for ANT Agent, right-click it and then click Delete. Otherwise you have to use the registry editor (not recommended). In Windows 8, you have to disable startup programs from the task manager.

Travis