Windows 10: I opened up my computer and saw three windows powershell tabs open, could it be a virus or pup?

I do not recall downloading anything suspicous or going to suspicous websites, and i do do virus scans alot.Also, I do not have powershell opening on startup on.

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PowerShell is open sourced and is available on Linux/macOS

And it's on github now

PowerShell is open sourced and is available on Linux

 

Windows PowerShell opens up at Startup

Hi Richard,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community. Let me assist you.

Windows PowerShell might be one of the Startup programs on your computer. All the Startup programs are launched at Startup by Windows. I suggest you to check if the
Windows PowerShell program is enabled on the Startup. To check the Startup programs press
Ctrl + Shift + Esc Keys together and open Task Manager. Go to the
Startup tab and check if Windows PowerShell is listed. If it is listed under the Startup programs, select it and click on
Disable. Further restart the computer to check if the issue persists.

Hope this information is helpful. Please do let us know if you need further assistance, we’ll be glad to assist you.

 

Windows Powershell auto opens when booting up

Hi Victor,

To stop Windows Powershell to start whenever you boot up your laptop, we suggest you to follow the steps listed below for selecting the services you want to run at startup:

• Search System Configurationfrom the taskbar.
  
• Select the top result, System Configuration desktop app.
• Go to the Startup tab on the System Configuration main window.
• Uncheck the box next to Windows Powershell program.
• Click OK.
• Click Restart to restart your computer.

Let us know how it goes.

Regards.