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Acoustimac
Channel Surfer
9 months ago

Roku stick goes to cooking channel on startup

I have several Roku sticks in the house. All but one are connected to LG tvs. The one that is connected to a Samsung has seemingly changed overnight. When I press power on the Roku remote, the tv comes on and instead of going to the home menu the cooking channel pops up. Does it every time now. More annoying than anything as it adds one more step to getting things going. Any ideas why the Roku is doing this?

  • RokuJohnB's avatar
    RokuJohnB
    Community Moderator

    Hi Acoustimac,

    Thank you for your first post here in the Roku Community!

    We understand you are having a problem with the Roku streaming stick since the cooking channel appeared when you turned on the Roku device. We're happy to help.

    The Cooking Channel may appear on a Roku device when it starts up because it's been set as the startup channel. To change the startup channel on a Roku device, you can try these steps:

    1. Select the Settings tab.
    2. Select Preferences.
    3. Choose Startup Channel.
    4. Select Manage Startup Channel.

    Please try doing this and see if it helps with what you're experiencing.

    All the best,
    John

    • Acoustimac's avatar
      Acoustimac
      Channel Surfer

      Preferences is not an option with the streaming stick I have.

      • RokuJohnB's avatar
        RokuJohnB
        Community Moderator

        Hi Acoustimac,

        Thanks for the follow-up.

        We want to gather more information to investigate this concern. Could you send us a photo? When did the issue start?

        We look forward to your responses and gathering your details.

        Thanks,
        John