28,661 questions
If it opens a window when you click on "license", you could select it with Process Explorer to get the .exe and its path
You can also use Autoruns to check processes launched at startup or in tasks
Unknown Windows 10 popup, how to stop it or recognise it
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(12.8, 79%, 11%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EKS%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Kevin Smith
1
Reputation point
Hi, recently a Windows 10 popup (on right-bottom of taskbar) has appeared stating a message like "You have 5 days remaining for the trial period" with a button to 'license'.
There is no detail about what the source of this is or what product it refers to.
How do I trace the source of this popup, stop it from occurring, or to know if it is a scam?
I have tried SysInternals process explorer but cannot see anything obvious.
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Other
{count} votes
-
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(89.60000000000001, 81%, 18%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3ERA%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Reza-Ameri 17,341 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator2022-08-19T13:55:18.92+00:00 Would you mind take a screenshot of the message and reply to this post and paste it?
Sign in to comment
1 answer
Sort by: Most helpful
-
Castorix31 90,686 Reputation points2022-08-19T11:17:08.743+00:00