How can I stop certain applications from opening automatically on restart

How can I stop certain applications from opening automatically on restart?  I don't know when or why this began to happen but it's driving me nuts!  Thanks in adavance for any help.

Go to System Preferences -> Users and Groups -> Login Items and remove all apps from the list:

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