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Process Explorer v17.04 bug report
JimBurd
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I've recently updated to Process Explorer v17.04 on multiple machines, all running Windows 10 22H2. I've noticed that it no longer shows up in the SysTray, when it is configured to Run At Logon.
It turns out that it is running; just not visible. I confirm it is running with PSLIST. I have Process Explorer configured to Allow Only One Instance. And if I launch it manually, I see that the graphs show it has been running for a while.
Workaround: Kill the existing instance, and restart Process Explorer. Everything works just fine at that point.
I found that Process Explorer accomplishes the Run At Logon by creating an entry in the Task Scheduler. This entry uses the /t option. If I launch Process Explorer manually (with the /t option), it runs as expected. If I manually run the Task, it runs as expected.
So it seems that this is only a problem during the actual logon process.
(BTW: The various command-line options are no longer documented on the Process Explorer homepage.)
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Timothy John 10 Reputation points2023-08-30T08:22:31.5766667+00:00 I've been having the same issue in both Windows 10 and 11 on various machines. I found a way to fix by editing the task in Task Scheduler so that there is a 1 minute delay. However, this should be fixed.
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Eric Baker 0 Reputation points2023-10-04T01:32:35.7766667+00:00 I have the same issue on Win 10, multiple machines. Sometimes, the PE sys tray icons to not appear on logon to Windows. Starting PE (actually, just making the already running process' main window visible as I have "Allow only one instance" set) and toggling one of the Tray Icons off in the Options menu make any others that are "on" visible. Toggling the one turned off back on resolves the issue. I would like the bug that keeps them from being visible in the first place fixed.
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John Perry 5 Reputation points2023-10-19T18:42:34.98+00:00 Same problem with Process Explorer v17.05 on Win 11 22H2. Adding 1 minute delay as Timothy suggested above is a workaround and I agree it should be fixed.
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Luigi Bruno 316 Reputation points2023-11-09T15:27:51.2833333+00:00 I'm running Process Explorer version 17.05 on Windows 10 (22H2, build 19045.3570): the icon in the tray is always displayed.
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JimBurd 5 Reputation points
2023-11-15T03:01:51.4533333+00:00 I have Process Explorer v17.05 running on a VM running Win10 22H2 (b19045.3693) and I'm still seeing the same behavior (not showing up in the SysTray). I've got a Win11 VM somewhere that behaves the same. (Can't find it at the moment, to post the details for it.)
And yet I also have a VM running Win10 22H2 (b19045.3570) where Process Explorer v17.05 runs just fine. So it works on some machines, but not others. And (as evidenced by the other posts here) other people are also seeing the strange behavior.
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