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7 minutes ago, WaggishOhio383 said:

 

When I right click on it, the "open file location" and "properties" options are grayed out and I can't select them. I doubt it's from a program I've uninstalled. The laptop is only about a month old, and I haven't installed anything on it besides google chrome, discord, and spotify. I certainly haven't uninstalled any of the apps I installed on it.

 

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I have that too...and it's part of Microsoft Teams...at least for me.

Right-click on the Name/Publisher/Status bar... and make sure Command Line is selected.

It will provide more details.

 

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This isn't necessarily an issue, but I'm wondering what this random program that appears in the startup tab on task manager is. It's simply called "program" and the icon is a blank white sheet. What mostly confuses me is that it appears on both my laptop and my gaming desktop. I don't remember exactly when it appeared, and I have no idea what it could be. It's not causing any problems, but it would be nice to know what the heck it is, and if there's a way for me to get rid of it. I've included a picture below showing what I'm talking about.

 

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You can right click on it and choose "open file location" to see where it's from. If I were to guess it's a launcher for some other program.

 

What minibois said, it's an invalid program so probably an uninstalled program that didn't totally clean up after itself.

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1 minute ago, WaggishOhio383 said:

This isn't necessarily an issue, but I'm wondering what this random program that appears in the startup tab on task manager is. It's simply called "program" and the icon is a blank white sheet. 

Right click on it and press 'Open file location'.

It might be a program that you used to have, that has since been uninstalled.

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2 minutes ago, BobVonBob said:

You can right click on it and choose "open file location" to see where it's from. If I were to guess it's a launcher for some other program.

 

2 minutes ago, minibois said:

Right click on it and press 'Open file location'.

It might be a program that you used to have, that has since been uninstalled.

When I right click on it, the "open file location" and "properties" options are grayed out and I can't select them. I doubt it's from a program I've uninstalled. The laptop is only about a month old, and I haven't installed anything on it besides google chrome, discord, and spotify. I certainly haven't uninstalled any of the apps I installed on it.

 

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7 minutes ago, WaggishOhio383 said:

 

When I right click on it, the "open file location" and "properties" options are grayed out and I can't select them. I doubt it's from a program I've uninstalled. The laptop is only about a month old, and I haven't installed anything on it besides google chrome, discord, and spotify. I certainly haven't uninstalled any of the apps I installed on it.

 

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I have that too...and it's part of Microsoft Teams...at least for me.

Right-click on the Name/Publisher/Status bar... and make sure Command Line is selected.

It will provide more details.

 

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2 minutes ago, -rascal- said:

 

I have that too...and it's part of Microsoft Teams...at least for me.

Right-click on the Name/Publisher/Status bar... and make sure Command Line is selected.

It will provide more details.

Interesting. That's exactly what it is for me too. I wonder what made it pop up all of the sudden? Thanks for helping me figure it out!

I mostly speak from my own past experience from similar problems. My solution may not work for you, but I'll always try my best to help as much as I can. If you want me to see your reply, make sure to quote my comment or mention me @WaggishOhio383, and I'll get back to you as soon as possible.

 

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