How do I get rid of startup items?

How do I get rid of items that show up when the computer starts up?

Hello Pywest,
You can remove start up items in your system preferenes.
 > System Preferences > Users and groups and then select log in items that you want not to start upon boot up.
Best regards,
Brandon
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