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    Hi fink... it's taken me some time to reply since...

    Hi fink... it's taken me some time to reply since I had a series of issues to resolve before having the information I needed.

    I do not use a/v software. The only related kind of program on my PC...
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    Thank you... Yes, as a matter of fact that is the...

    Thank you... Yes, as a matter of fact that is the only things I've tried since the program has no startup option built in. I've tried launching it from the Windows startup folder and from Windows...
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    Was able to look at the logs in Event Viewer, and...

    Was able to look at the logs in Event Viewer, and I looked at all events around start-up time, but didn't see anything suspicious. Not completely sure what I was looking for though.

    I still have...
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    Sad, especially since 99% of users don't use 99%...

    Sad, especially since 99% of users don't use 99% of the features Windows already has.
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    Okay it SEEMS like the third times the charm. It...

    Okay it SEEMS like the third times the charm. It APPEARS after a couple of days use, that the workaround in the links you provided jdc2000 that involved setting a group policy to disable the "Lock...
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    Thank you. When I have a chance I will take a...

    Thank you. When I have a chance I will take a look at this. I doubt any error will show though because Task Scheduler reports that the program was successfully launched even when it wasn't. I'd...
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    URRRRRRR! Is anything in Windows 10 ACTUALLY...

    URRRRRRR! Is anything in Windows 10 ACTUALLY ever fixed?!!!

    After working right for maybe 6 or 7 sessions with reboots it's back to its old tricks. Went from 2 rows to 1 row even when the...
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    It's definitely fixed. So the workaround...

    It's definitely fixed. So the workaround solution was to NOT lock the taskbar. It worked.
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    This one may be solved. One of the workarounds...

    This one may be solved. One of the workarounds in the links was to NOT lock the taskbar (ironically). So I tried that one first. So far it looks like its working. If it stops working, I will...
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    Thanks jdc2000, great help as always. You've...

    Thanks jdc2000, great help as always.

    You've got to love Windows 10:

    "Others claim that setting the taskbar height to 3 rows and rebooting makes it stay as 2 rows. Strange, but maybe worth...
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    Taskbar row count won't stay put

    Windows 10 Pro 64b

    I set up my taskbar to be two rows high. Then I lock it. It stays that way a while and then it reverts to a single row with an up/down control on the right hand side to switch...
  12. Thank you both for the responses. I checked and...

    Thank you both for the responses. I checked and fortunately it appears my setting is default which is "not configured," so my quarantined items should be kept permanently.

    I do check them from...
  13. Windows Defender Permanently Deletes Files???

    Please say this isn't so!

    When Windows Defender finds a file it thinks is no good, it quarantines it.

    But then, after a certain period of time does it permanently delete the file???

    I sure...
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    My Event Viewer does not work. I attached a...

    My Event Viewer does not work. I attached a screen shot.

    It runs as a regular program, not a service. I have been thinking though that maybe I should try to run it as a service.

    When I start...
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    Have to say this is one of the strangest Windows...

    Have to say this is one of the strangest Windows things I've ever encountered (and that's saying a lot!).

    Every time it boots it LOOKS like it is working. The program launches and I see the...
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    Right you are jdc2000! I only switched to...

    Right you are jdc2000! I only switched to Windows 10 because my Windows 7 laptop got some kind of infection and I didn't want to bother to fix it. I figured it was a good time to make the move. At...
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    Thank you, yes, I just read that article. That's...

    Thank you, yes, I just read that article. That's exactly what I tried. I created a shortcut to the .exe portable program file and set the shortcut properties to Run as administrator as described in...
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    Thank you for your help jcd2000. Sadly, it...

    Thank you for your help jcd2000.

    Sadly, it didn't work for long. Lasted a few boots and now back in the soup. What the heck could this be?!

    I tried putting it back as a task scheduler startup...
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    DOH! That's IT! I can't believe I didn't...

    DOH!

    That's IT!

    I can't believe I didn't think of that! I can't tell you the number of times that I have told someone else to check their permissions if they have trouble running a file. But...
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    Thank you for your reply. The short answer is...

    Thank you for your reply. The short answer is yes. I tried setting various delay times when I was launching the program with task scheduler.

    I'm not sure why the external tools on that link...
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    Note that I said "task manager" a couple of times...

    Note that I said "task manager" a couple of times in the above. Every time I meant to say task *scheduler* not task manager.
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    Strange Behavior of Startup Programs

    So I am trying to add a start up program to start when my Windows 10 Pro 64bit machine boots.

    When Windows boots, I see the splash screen for the program on the screen and it looks like it is...
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