unusual error

Hello, I have an unusual problem, namely I have Windows 11 compilation insider 22538.1010 installed. For a month now, a window pops up with an unusual error every now and then. which is shown in the screenshot 1 I can't find the answer anywhere what it is about and how to solve it for windows 11.


One more question. Recently, I have a problem with the windows explorer. more precisely, the address bar is missing, no navigation buttons, etc., you can see for yourself on the screenshot 2. What could have caused such an error?

The devicecensus.exe causing the problem, it is making invalid Taskkill argument.

Did you make any changes to File Explorer, like disabling File Explorer Command Bar?

What is Device Census or devicecensus.exe in Windows 10? - MajorGeeks

I didn't do anything like that because I installed GPEDIT.MSC. Perhaps you know which Group Policy Editor settings to check, perhaps in regedit, to fix this problem? Oh, and important information, initially I installed Windows 11 beta with build 10.0.22000.466, and after some time I decided to switch to the insider developer I currently have, ie 10.0.22538.1010. can it be important too?

oh and I have such updates currently as in the picture

Correct Command

CMD

PowerShell

command commands did not work. run frst and this log came out for me. Despite this, after starting the explorer, I often see folders ...aa and one more observation. I have an acera aspire a515-51g. And in both windows 10 and windows 11 I have a problem with some drivers. updating with windows update some may date 1967. So I update the drivers with the free iobit driver booster and maybe I have the wrong driver thrown in

Start by understanding this

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TASKKILL [/S system [/U username [/P [password]]]]
{ [/FI filter] [/PID processid | /IM imagename] } [/T] [/F]

Description:
This tool is used to terminate tasks by process id (PID) or image name.

Parameter List:
/S system Specifies the remote system to connect to.

/U [domain\]user Specifies the user context under which the
command should execute.

/P [password] Specifies the password for the given user
context. Prompts for input if omitted.

/FI filter Applies a filter to select a set of tasks.
Allows "*" to be used. ex. imagename eq acme*

/PID processid Specifies the PID of the process to be terminated.
Use TaskList to get the PID.

/IM imagename Specifies the image name of the process
to be terminated. Wildcard '*' can be used
to specify all tasks or image names.

/T Terminates the specified process and any
child processes which were started by it.

/F Specifies to forcefully terminate the process(es).

/? Displays this help message.

Filters:
Filter Name Valid Operators Valid Value(s)
----------- --------------- -------------------------
STATUS eq, ne RUNNING |
NOT RESPONDING | UNKNOWN
IMAGENAME eq, ne Image name
PID eq, ne, gt, lt, ge, le PID value
SESSION eq, ne, gt, lt, ge, le Session number.
CPUTIME eq, ne, gt, lt, ge, le CPU time in the format
of hh:mm:ss.
hh - hours,
mm - minutes, ss - seconds
MEMUSAGE eq, ne, gt, lt, ge, le Memory usage in KB
USERNAME eq, ne User name in [domain\]user
format
MODULES eq, ne DLL name
SERVICES eq, ne Service name
WINDOWTITLE eq, ne Window title

NOTE
----
1) Wildcard '*' for /IM switch is accepted only when a filter is applied.
2) Termination of remote processes will always be done forcefully (/F).
3) "WINDOWTITLE" and "STATUS" filters are not considered when a remote
machine is specified.

Examples:
TASKKILL /IM notepad.exe
TASKKILL /PID 1230 /PID 1241 /PID 1253 /T
TASKKILL /F /IM cmd.exe /T
TASKKILL /F /FI "PID ge 1000" /FI "WINDOWTITLE ne untitle*"
TASKKILL /F /FI "USERNAME eq NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" /IM notepad.exe
TASKKILL /S system /U domain\username /FI "USERNAME ne NT*" /IM *
TASKKILL /S system /U username /P password /FI "IMAGENAME eq note*"

I'm afraid you might have malwares. Download Superantispyware and do a full system scan.

spapakons said:

I'm afraid you might have malwares. Download Superantispyware and do a full system scan.

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Yeh, agree.

Give Malwarebytes a run too, just to double check. Install them separately and don't run them at the same time. Use RevoUninstaller to uninstall one before you install the other.

rafixpo said:

So I update the drivers with the free iobit driver booster and maybe I have the wrong driver thrown in

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And this is probably where the malware has come from.

Whatever tool you use, do a full system scan. I would also update the malware definitions and then restart in Safe Mode to run the scan to make sure no malware runs in the background interfering with the scanner. To restart in Safe Mode, hold SHIFT, restart and select Troubleshoot-> Change Windows Startup behaviour.

ok then I have to download Superantispyware, update the viros database and then restart in safe mode and scan? ok just two questions. will downloading and updating not cause the virus to add itself to the exclusions? and the second, what if the system does not start after scanning? how to make backups on the system quickly? (because system recovery files can be deleted)?

That's why I recommended to run scan at safe mode, to avoid the malware affecting the process. If your system cannot start use a Windows 11 DVD or USB for repair. Post here to give you details.

rafixpo said:

ok then I have to download Superantispyware, update the viros database and then restart in safe mode and scan? ok just two questions. will downloading and updating not cause the virus to add itself to the exclusions? and the second, what if the system does not start after scanning? how to make backups on the system quickly? (because system recovery files can be deleted)?

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Before you start running any diagnostic/troubleshooting/etc software you should always create a backup, even if that backup image does include the warts-and-all problem(s) you are trying to rectify.

Use Macrium Reflect (freeware, and use the version from MajorGeeks. That way, you won't have to give Macrium any details just for a free piece of software. You may have to run an update after installation)
Create a boot USB recovery (menu Other Tasks > Create Rescue Media)
Run MReflect and create an image of your drive to an external USB drive (not a flash drive!!). If you've got a lot of personal data stored locally (in Documents, Pictures, Music, Videos, etc) it will take some time and be a large file (hence not a flash drive)

Then knock yourself out with Superantispyware and Malwarebytes

Superantispyware usually finds the most malwares, but if you get too many results (over 250), you might want to run a second scanner, such as Malwarebytes Antimalware. This usually takes much longer than Superantispyware but it might find some malware not found before. If it too finds too many results, I would consider taking a backup and then format and do a new clean Windows installation.

spapakons said:

Superantispyware usually finds the most malwares, but if you get too many results (over 250), you might want to run a second scanner, such as Malwarebytes Antimalware. This usually takes much longer than Superantispyware but it might find some malware not found before. If it too finds too many results, I would consider taking a backup and then format and do a new clean Windows installation.

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Regarding to backups, DO NOT BACKUP YOUR WINDOWS FILES AND INSTALLED PROGRAMS!
They may be infected and your next install will be infected again.

/Edit
If there was no malwares,
Tuneup_plus_log.bat ─ Click here to go to the BSOD batch repository to download and run this batch file.
Part Two ─ How to capture output of batch file to Clipboard

GenFileList.bat - Click here to go to the BSOD batch repository to download and run this batch file.

REQUIRES A TENFORUMS ACCOUNT!

you were right about this virus. I started the computer in safe mode. the screen was blinking all the time, the Windows taskbar was not displayed. so the solution was to re-install the system thanks

rafixpo said:

you were right about this virus. I started the computer in safe mode. the screen was blinking all the time, the Windows taskbar was not displayed. so the solution was to re-install the system thanks

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Not altogether sure that sort of behaviour is confirmative of a virus, more like a borked system.

But system re-install was the way to go, in any case. You could have spent the next x days troubleshooting, malware checking/scanning .. etc etc

Good decision.

rafixpo said:

you were right about this virus. I started the computer in safe mode. the screen was blinking all the time, the Windows taskbar was not displayed. so the solution was to re-install the system thanks

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Now it's the time to make a backup drive image.