Windows 10: Error enabling disk tracing for Diskmon

I have been trying to launch windows sysenternals Diskmon, but upon launching it, it says, "Error enabling disk tracing: Access is denied". Any help?

:)

 

Recurring Explorer error that I cannot trace

I'd consider myself a fairly advanced home user, even daring to call myself a superuser but I've recently experienced a recurring error dialog that I cannot trace that is driving me mad.

My workstation is a Windows 10 64Bit Version 1809 (Build 17763.316) and I get the recurring dialog:

"This file does not have an app associated with it for performing this action. Please install an app or, if one is already installed, create an association in the Default Apps Settings page."

What's weird is that there is no corresponding log in the event viewer under the "Application" or the "System" event logs. Is there anything I can do to trace this issue further?

Applications running at the time of error:

• Visual Studio 2015
  
• SQL Server Management Studio
  
• Google Chrome (only my web app is open and there's nothing that calls for an app to open)
  
• Eset NOD32 Antivirus (12.1.31.0)
  
• Sticky Notes
  

Is there a way to enable advanced debugging or trace what process is trying to open a file? There are no scheduled tasks that would suggest they're the cause of this issue either..

 

100% disk usage on new laptop

Could I also suggest sysinternal tools, diskmon. It states it captures all disk activities. Borg386 had suggested one of thier tools for memory mapping and I've been researching other options every since.

 

Traces

Trace malware is a detection which typically indicates harmless pieces of leftovers also known
as remnants (registry keys, file fragments, folders) generally found after cleaning a previous malware infection. Traces are typically useless and not dangerous since the primary malicious file(s) has been removed. A
Malware.Trace detection is just another name used by Malwarebytes, SUPERAntiSpyware and other security vendors for trace malware.

• Spyware Traces in Detail
• An in-depth look at the Emsisoft scanner technology: Traces Scan

Performing the scans suggested by
José Antonio Pontón Posada CEO should remove most of them.