"Open the App in Background" Setting
Learn how to make sure your E3 app opens when your PC starts up and what the "Open the App in Background" toggle does.
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"Open the app in background" Behavior
Toggling on or off the "Open the app in background" setting
“Open the App in Background” Setting
This setting controls how the E3 desktop app behaves when your computer starts:
On (enabled): E3 runs in the background — the app window will not pop up on the screen. It will live in the system tray (Windows) or menu bar (Mac).
Off (disabled): E3 will open visibly on screen at startup and reside in the system tray / menu bar.
Toggling on or off the "Open the app in background" setting
Step 1:
Click your profile icon in the top-right, then select App Settings.
Step 2:
In App Settings, toggle “Open the app in background” on or off.
On (enabled): E3 runs in the background — the app window will not pop up on the screen. It will live in the system tray (Windows) or menu bar (Mac).
Off (disabled): E3 will open visibly on screen at startup and reside in the system tray / menu bar.
Start up settings for Windows
To ensure E3 starts at login, confirm your system settings:
Step 1:
Open the Start menu, type “Startup Apps”, then open that settings page.
Step 2:
Find Emergent3 (or E3) in the list and toggle it On.
Start up settings for Mac
Step 1:
Click the Apple icon → System Settings.
Step 2:
Step 3:
Find Emergent3 LLC in the “Allow in the Background” list and toggle it On.
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