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Anonymous
2022-10-26T18:10:04+00:00

ive tried every thing i have used malware bytes the windows defender and norton all have came back with nothing this command prompt has made mee loose projects and tab me out constantly nothing seems to trigger it it just pops up I have no back ups and the only one I have still has this issue when I close the window with task manager and just closing it nothing works I just need help getting rid of it nothing aperes I don't want to just wipe the system or wast the cash on taking it to a shop this is my last hope help!!!

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DaveM121 891.6K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2022-10-27T17:45:13+00:00

Hi BillyBoyBow, well done, I am glad you have found the cause of that popup.

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  1. MR_MEOW 3,541 Reputation points
    2022-10-27T02:17:00+00:00

    Ni worries you can manually rename is to msg.. xml

    Or You can

    Open C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe

    regeit.exe and find it in there

    [XDA-DEVLOPER]

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  2. DaveM121 891.6K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2022-10-26T19:31:02+00:00

    Hi BillyBoyBow,

    Thank you for that information, there must be some background app trying to run a message Bos.

    When that pops up again, do not close the popup, open Task Manager and select the Processes tab to see if you can find what app is producing the popup.

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-10-26T19:26:42+00:00

    hey dave it came saying finnished searching items in the find bar but doesn't pop up I wasn't sure what box but I tried all of them none came back

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  4. DaveM121 891.6K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2022-10-26T18:45:00+00:00

    Hi BillyBoyBow,

    I am Dave, I will help you with this.

    Click the link below to download a small free utility that does not require installation.

    https://download.sysinternals.com/files/Autorun...

    When the file downloads, unzip it.

    Run Autoruns64 as Administrator

    In the search box in Autoruns, type: msg.exe

    Does that find any entry, if it does, please provide a screenshot of that

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