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I recently installed WAMP, changed no settings, and now it is starting whenever I log in. Unlike most other questions I found on SE/Google, I would like it to only start when I run a file (wampmanager.exe or something else?). Is this possible, and how would I set it up (Windows 10, WAMP 3.06 64bit)

Thanks in advance.

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  • You must have done something to make this happen. WAMPServer does not automatically start by default
    – RiggsFolly
    Commented Oct 13, 2016 at 0:50
  • @RiggsFolly I've got no idea what I changed, where might I change it back?
    – Luke Moll
    Commented Oct 13, 2016 at 6:17
  • Question: Does wampmanager start automatically i.e. the icon in the system tray, or is it that APache and MYSQL start automatically?
    – RiggsFolly
    Commented Oct 13, 2016 at 8:33
  • @RiggsFolly Apache and MySQL, there is no icon unless I run wampmanager, which I have a shortcut for
    – Luke Moll
    Commented Oct 13, 2016 at 8:45

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It looks like you have set the Apache and MYSQL services to autostart at boot.

To change these back do this :-

Run the services snapin

Windows Key + R
Enter services.msc
Press OK button

Look for the service name of either wampapache or wampapache64 Select that line Right click on that line and select Properties in the menu

In the Startup Type dropdown select Manual

Do the same for the service called wampmysqld or wampmysqld64 and set that to Manual as well.

Now after you boot, these 2 services should not start until you launch wampmanager.exe

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  • Thanks, I'll try this soon (when I can access the machine in question)
    – Luke Moll
    Commented Oct 13, 2016 at 9:08
  • They were already on manual, and trying to access localhost refused to connect. Seems to be operating normally now, no idea what was happening before...
    – Luke Moll
    Commented Oct 13, 2016 at 9:39
  • I found that I also had a service Apache2.4 that needed to be set to manual Commented May 24, 2017 at 14:44
  • @ykay That probably means you have another Apache installation. You might want to uninstall that.
    – RiggsFolly
    Commented May 24, 2017 at 23:24

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