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Can I turn off or uninstall PowerShell?

Anonymous
2024-06-14T17:06:48+00:00

The amount of times it pops up for a millisecond is annoying. I get worried if it is a malware but it's been going on for months with no suspicious activity. I'm confident it is that PowerShell running by itself and it has interrupted my activities like games at the worse time. Quick googling said it can act as security but I don't know how well and I'm considering of keeping it closed.

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  1. Les Ferch 10,326 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2024-06-15T04:53:24+00:00

    There are some scripts that are part of Windows that run via PowerShell. Microsoft should rewrite those processes as executables because the console window flashes are annoying and cause unnecessary user concern, but they are normal. Disabling PowerShell may do more harm than good.

    I'd leave it alone, but if you suspect non Microsoft activity, then it is a good idea to check using tools such as Autoruns as previously recommended.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-06-15T00:27:18+00:00

    I'm not really comfortable sharing my logs here since it contains full report of my computer.

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  3. Ramesh 176.1K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2024-06-15T04:02:04+00:00

    You can use Autoruns from Microsoft and find PowerShell.exe entries loading as scheduled tasks. Uncheck them. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/autoruns

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  4. Ramesh 176.1K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2024-06-14T17:22:48+00:00

    Please run the Farbar Scanner and share your logs.

    1. Download Farbar Recovery Scan Tool (FRST64.exe)
    2. If the OS language is non-English, rename FRST64.exe to FRST64English.exe.
    3. Run the program. Don't check or uncheck any options. Click "Scan".
    4. Upload the two logs, FRST.txt and Addition.txt, to your OneDrive and share the link here.

    (How-To: Share OneDrive files and folders - Microsoft Support)

    Note: If Microsoft Edge or Chrome mislabels the Farbar Scanner executable as PUA/malware, choose to keep it by tapping … in the bottom bar, choosing Keep, and then choosing Keep anyway in the dialog that appears.

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