diff -Naur a/core/settings.kcfg b/core/settings.kcfg
--- a/core/settings.kcfg	2025-01-06 09:16:55.000000000 +0600
+++ b/core/settings.kcfg	2025-01-10 18:52:31.440637256 +0600
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     <!-- Set by KMixPrefDlg, read by kmix_autostart.desktop	-->
 
     <entry name="AutoStart" type="Bool">
-      <default>true</default>
+      <default>false</default>
     </entry>
 
     <!-- Saved by KMixWindow::saveBaseConfig() and loaded	-->
diff -Naur a/desktop/kmix_autostart.desktop b/desktop/kmix_autostart.desktop
--- a/desktop/kmix_autostart.desktop	2025-01-06 09:16:55.000000000 +0600
+++ b/desktop/kmix_autostart.desktop	2025-01-10 18:52:53.752493272 +0600
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 X-KDE-autostart-after=pulseaudio
 X-KDE-StartupNotify=false
 X-DBUS-StartupType=Unique
-X-KDE-autostart-condition=kmixrc:Global:AutoStart:true
+X-KDE-autostart-condition=kmixrc:Global:AutoStart:false
 Icon=kmix
 GenericName=Sound Mixer
 GenericName[ar]=مازج الصوت
