Windows 10: How are apps that you close able to keep respawning?

I'm a techie guy, so you can go into as much technical behind the scenes detail as you like. That's preferred actually, or give me links to technical articles but my question is threefold.


These are related questions. The app in question doesn't matter, but it happens to be VirtualShield.


1. Why is the app open after restarting windows and not showing anywhere as an app? Not in the taskbar nor in the little box in the bottom right when you click the up arrow symbol? It only shows up in task manager.


2. why when I kill task manager does it restart? What is giving it the power to do this?


It is an app, not just a non app process. The app opened on start and I closed or quit it but a non app version of the process started i.e. a process that was obviously connected to a vpn as indicated by googling my IP address but which had no associated GUI? I know there's a setting somewhere but I had to uninstall it because it should obey my commands. I don't like it, like with the Slack app, if you close it, it doesn't quit. It only minimizes it, even though they have an "x" button in the corner as well as a "_" button, and it doesn't show up in the task bar either, only in the bottom right widget area. These apps are sneaky and they undermine personal control.

But with VirtualShield, what makes these apps keep respawning? I know Windows changed something to allow this to happen at some point. I kinda want the details of that change.

:)

 

Unable to close Calculator app on Windows 10.

Hi,

To assist you better, I would like to ask if the issue persists with other Windows Apps as well.

I suggest you to press/hold the left click button on the title bar of the calculator and drag the Windows to shrink the size of the Windows and check if the close (X) option appears. If the issue still persists, then suggest you to run the Windows Store
Apps troubleshooter by following the steps provided below:

• Type “Troubleshooting” in search box and press Enter.
• Click on View all on top left pane.
• Select “Windows Store Apps” from the list and follow the prompts for troubleshooting.

Hope this helps. Keep us posted on the status for further assistance.

 

Windows Apps automatically closes

hey,

I suggest you to perform the following steps one by one and check if it helps.

• Running the App troubleshooter

Run the App troubleshooter named Windows store Apps from control Panel and check if it helps.

If not then,

• Perform System File Check (SFC)

Follow the steps:

a. Press “Windows Key + Q” to open search Bar.

b. Type “cmd” without quotes in the search box.

c. On the left pane, right click on the “cmd” option and select “Run as Administrator”.

d. Type ‘sfc /scannow’ without quotes and hit enter.

If still not helps then,

• run the System update readiness command. It detects incorrect manifests, cabinets or registry data, it may replace the incorrect data with corrected version available. Follow the steps.

• Press Windows key + X.
• Click command prompt (Run as administrator).
• In the Administrator: Command Prompt window, type the following commands. Press Enter key after each command:

DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Scanhealth

DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth

To close the Administrator: Command prompt window, type Exit, and then press Enter.

Reply back with the results would be happy to help.

 

Programs not working

In post 26 there were steps listed to fix the operating system corruption.
Are you able to follow them?
In post 29 was the suggested dism repair command.