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Unknown App Running

Anonymous
2022-02-21T06:24:30+00:00

Hello,

I'm Akshansh

I recently opened the Task Manager and then went to Startup tab and I saw there is unknown app is running in background from startup of the windows 11. How can I find the app and uninstall it...

My PC specs are:

i7 11700k

32 GB DDR4 RAM 3600MHz

ROG Z590-E Motherboard

ROG RTX3080 GPU

I think it was because of GPU, then I removed the GPU from the PC and running it on iGPU but the unknown app is still running in background.

App Name is just only "Program"

See the photo blow:-

How can I uninstall this app and where it's may be located?

Thank You

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Security and privacy

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  1. JX313 7,045 Reputation points
    2022-02-21T06:32:25+00:00

    There is nothing to worry about, it's not a malware. It's just a leftover startup entry that wasn't removed while uninstalling the app.

    Right-click any of the headers on the top of Task Manager's Startup tab > choose Command line > expand the full location > go to the location shown and delete the folder / file related to the app there.

    Or, press Win key + R > type regedit and press Enter > click Yes when prompted > click on the address bar in the window and paste this address, then press Enter:

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

    Right-click the key on the right side of the app and choose Delete, proceed to delete the key.

    Restart your device and check again.

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  2. John DeV 158.6K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2022-02-21T08:39:12+00:00

    Hello AkshanshKhare1,

    Good day! I'm John Dev a Windows user like you and I'll be happy to assist you today. I know this has been difficult for you, Rest assured, I'm going to do my best to help you.

    Please try to download this small free utility - Autoruns for Windows from Sysinternals Live.

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/d...

    1. Click and download "Autoruns and Autorunsc".
    2. Extract the files to your computer
    3. Run Autoruns64 if you have a 64bit System
    4. Wait for all processes to load
    5. Click the Logon tab
    6. Find "Program" in the list
    7. Right click it then select Delete
    8. Restart your computer

    Kindly let me know if this helps or if you have any further concerns.

    Kind regards,

    John DeV

    Independent Advisor

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