How to stop being added as a Watcher when working on issues
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*Except Fisheye and Crucible
Summary
For every new issue a user creates or works on, they are automatically added to the watcher's list.
The autowatch feature is enabled by default.
Environment
Jira Data Center.
Solution
Disabling the autowatch for a specific Jira user account
Jira users can disable the autowatch feature for their account settings by following the steps below:
Go to Profile by clicking on the icon in the top right corner:
Scroll down to Preferences and click on the Pencil icon:
Set the Autowatch property to Disabled:
Setting the autowatch option to disabled by default for all Jira users
Autowatch can be disabled by default by the Jira System Administrators in Jira Administration > System > User Interface > Default User Preferences:
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