When I turn on my Windows 10 laptop, PowerShell starts by itself.

Question

Although it is disabled in startup, there are no viruses, and I also checked the hard drive with the command chkdsk C:/f

Answer 1

Right click on Taskbar

Select Task Manager

Go to Start up

Look for Windows PowerShell

Right click to Disable it.

Answer 2

Hello

Thank you for posting in Q&A forum.

Here are several areas to check and steps you can take to troubleshoot:

If this machine is in one domain environment (if your laptop is managed by an organization), consider whether any enterprise management tools or group policies might be triggering a script via PowerShell as part of your login process.

If this machine is in one workgroup, here are several other points you can check:

1. View Registry Run Entries:  

Open the Registry Editor. Navigate to the following keys and check for any entries that call PowerShell:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run  

If you see any suspicious entries that reference PowerShell, consider removing them (after backing up the registry).

2. Review Startup Folder:  

Check your Startup folder (you can open File Explorer and go to   C:\Users\YourUsername\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup)  

check if there’s a shortcut to PowerShell.  

3. Scheduled Scripts or Third-Party Software:  

Some software or maintenance tasks may run scripts via PowerShell at startup. If you recently installed any new software or system utilities, check their settings.  

4. Perform a Clean Boot:  

If PowerShell stops appearing in a clean boot, it’s likely that one of the non-Microsoft services or startup programs is causing it.  

How to perform a clean boot in Windows

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-perform-a-clean-boot-in-windows-da2f9573-6eec-00ad-2f8a-a97a1807f3dd

5. View Event Viewer:  

Look for events around the time PowerShell starts. This might give a clue as to what process or trigger is launching PowerShell.

I hope the information above is helpful.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to let us know.

Best Regards,

Daisy Zhou

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