Recent content by clarknova

update.exe is indeed the name of one of the executables I have seen that will launch Teams. You can use Autoruns to disable it. Some uninstaller software can also be used to disable things from running automatically. BCUninstaller is one.

I didn't find a solution, and eventually I had to reinstall MS Office for unrelated reasons and I haven't had the problem since reinstalling.

The empty console has been running for hours now with no snapins. Must be something wrong with one of my snapins.

You're right in that sane software design won't page to disk when there is ample RAM available. I recommend not using a page file if you can get away with it. Unfortunately some software will use the page file when there is plenty of available RAM. Some software will refuse to run or will...

Good question. I just launched mmc.exe without arguments and I'll see how it goes. Thanks. I don't get that error, but I'll run through the suggestions.

How long did you run memtest? Lockups can result from flaky memory, and memory tests can take a very long time to detect a problem. Run memtest and/or memtest+ for many passes. It will take many hours and any error is a sign that your memory, or something related to it (settings, sockets) is bad...

If your SSD is hitting 100% usage then you will experience freezes or stuttering (delayed mouse movement or keyboard input). Anything you can do to improve SSD performance or reduce SSD activity will help to prevent this from happening. Here are a few suggestions, with caveats. Beware that some...

I have a saved mmc console, "C:\console1.msc". I've never had a problem launching or actively using it, but after a few minutes of not interacting with it, the console closes spontaneously. There is no warning and no error message presented to the user. This behaviour is consistent since I...

There are some handy utilities that are more thorough and detailed than Task Manager at showing what is run at startup. Try autoruns from Sysinternals, or the Startup Manager function in BCUninstaller. You may find that the programs in question have other tasks or services running that you...

Edition Windows 11 Enterprise Version 22H2 Installed on ‎2023-‎01-‎13 OS build 22621.1105 Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22638.1000.0 I have tried searching this issue and haven't found anything that looks relevant. I have downloaded and installed Teams for work...