Powershell Issue - "powershell.exe This application could not be started. Do you want to view information about this issue?"

Question

Hello,

I'm having a worrisome issue with Windows Powershell. Would you be able to assist me in resolving it?

Upon start up the following dialogue box populated and continues to populate ad nauseum for the entire time that I run my Windows 10 PC. The only changes I've made to my PC that seem as though they could have anything to do with this are that ci Resolve 18 and uninstalled Adobe Premiere Pro, but I don't think that could be causing the issue and also am not sure how to check what might be interacting with Power Shell in any way to cause it.

A dialogue box will populate that says: "powershell.exe This application could not be started." in the dialogue box header and the body states: "This application could not be started. Do you want to view information about this issue?"

When I click Yes it brings me to this web page: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/install/application-not-started?version=(null)&processName=powershell.exe&platform=0009&osver=7&isServer=0&shimver=4.0.30319.0 an asks me to download a tool to resolve the issue, but after running the wizard it says it's unable to resolve the issue. Clicking No just causes the dialogue box to repopulate again.

Does anyone know how I can resolve this?

Answer 1

Here's a couple of recent examples where malware was removed. In the latter one, both Windows Defender and Windows Update were repaired.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/powershell-issue-powershellexe-this-application/31401f86-0fb1-41b9-ad2c-fe19d401a6f4 

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/how-to-start-windows-security-service-when-it-is/3bafc495-fbe4-40e6-a6fb-6c31c28d2d46

Answer 2

Hi! I'm having same problem

Addition.txt

FRST.txt

Can you help me solve it?

Answer 3

Hi! I'm having same problem

Can you help me solve it?

• Download Fixlist.txt **** and save to the same folder FRST is in
• Run FRST and press "Fix" - a reboot is required

Let me know if this resolves the problem.

Answer 4

Hi! I'm having same problem

Can you help me solve it?

• Download Fixlist.txt **** and save to the same folder FRST is in
• Run FRST and press "Fix" - a reboot is required

Let me know if this resolves the problem.

There is no file in this link, can you resend the link? Please

Answer 5

Hi! I'm having same problem

Can you help me solve it?

• Download Fixlist.txt **** and save to the same folder FRST is in
• Run FRST and press "Fix" - a reboot is required

Let me know if this resolves the problem.

There is no file in this link, can you resend the link? Please

Fixlist.txt