docs: def remove_item(name, system_wide=False):
  
  	'''Removes a program from startup.
  
  	Removes a program from startup.
  
  	Args:
  		name        (str) : The name of the program (as known to the system) to remove. See :func:``list_items``.
  		system_wide (bool): Remove it from system-wide startup.
  
  	Note:
  		``system_wide`` requires superuser/admin privileges.
  	'''
  
  	desktop_env = system.get_name()
  
  	if desktop_env == 'windows':
  		import winreg
  		if system_wide:
  			startup_dir = os.path.join(winreg.ExpandEnvironmentStrings('%PROGRAMDATA%'), 'Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs\\Startup')
  
  		else:
  			startup_dir = os.path.join(directories.get_config_dir()[0], 'Roaming\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs\\Startup')
  
  		for startup_file in os.path.listdir(start_dir):
  			if startup_file == name or startup_file.split('.')[0] == name:
  				os.remove(os.path.join(startup_dir, startup_file))
  
  	elif desktop_env == 'mac':
  		sp.Popen(['launchctl', 'remove', name])
  		# system-wide will be handled by running the above as root
  		# which will auto-happen if current process is root.
  
  	else:
  		# Linux/Unix
  
  		if desktop_env == 'unknown':
  			# CLI
  			if system_wide:
  				login_file = '/etc/profile'
  			else:
  				login_file = os.path.expanduser('~/.profile')
  
  			with open(login_file) as f:
  				login_file_contents = f.read()
  
  			final_login_file_contents = ''
  
  			for line in login_file_contents.split('\n'):
  				if line.split(' ')[0] != name:
  					final_login_file_contents += line
  
  			with open(login_file, 'w') as f:
  				f.write(final_login_file_contents)
  
  		else:
  			try:
  				desktop_file_name = name + '.desktop'
  
  				startup_file = os.path.join(directories.get_config_dir('autostart', system_wide=system_wide)[0], desktop_file_name)
  
  				if not os.path.isfile(startup_file):
  					for possible_startup_file in os.listdir(directories.get_config_dir('autostart', system_wide=system_wide)[0]):
  						possible_startup_file_parsed = desktopfile.parse(possible_startup_file)
  
  						if possible_startup_file_parsed['Name'] == name:
  							startup_file = possible_startup_file
  
  				os.remove(startup_file)
  
  			except IndexError:
  				pass