Windows 10: Internet explorer trying to open something on startup

I do not have internet explorer set to start, but whenever my laptop turns on after being shut down it opens up between 3 and 7 windows and tries to reach a specific address before saying "this site could not be reached". Also, on a side note, there is a message box that also pops on startup saying something about a missing dll and any help would be much appreciated. See screenshot below.




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Trying to open Internet Explorer 11

I am trying to find out why my Internet Explorer does not open all the way. When I click on Internet Explorer it just opens half a page, and I have to grab the bottom of it and pull it down the rest of the way. What's going on with it? I do have Windows
10 and Internet Explorer 11

 

Trying to open Internet Explorer 11

Maybe I described it wrong . After I open Internet Explorer, say I type something in Bing to search for like Microsoft Community then click on web search only have the window opens up. I did the thing with the control button plus close out (X) and it didn't
work. Are their any other suggestion? It also does this if you click on a link after Explorer is open.

 

Hi EthanBurns. Welcome to the TenForums @EthanBurns.

First are you running any Apple software, iCloud for Windows or iTunes? Saw quite a few threads that pointed towards Apple.

If you do then you could look at uninstalling and re-installing. Before doing so I would create an Image with a tool like Macrium Reflect. (You want to be able to restore.)

Also understand where data is located for these programs if you changed defaults. I uninstalled iTunes the other day and re-install. Was quite straight forward. Not sure on iCloud as you may have it to sync calendars etc with Outlook. Understand setup.

Next I would recommend you run an AV scan with something like HitmanPro.

HitmanPro.Alert Ransomware Prevention, Secondary Scanner and Zero-Day Exploit Protection | hitmanpro.com

Not saying there is something but lets rule out the easy. Looks like you are running Avast.

Then I would likely then follow this tutorial to isolate.

Perform a Clean Boot in Windows 10 to Troubleshoot Software Conflicts


Ken

 

Sorry I can't be 100% sure.

See this article, near the end, "Turn Off or uninstall iCloud for Windows"

Set up and use iCloud for Windows

Here is same kind of article for iTunes.

Remove and reinstall iTunes and related software components for Windows 7 and later

On re-evaluating I would go with Clean boot process. Nothing is deleted and Apple may not even be causing this, just I saw a few threads.

Did hitmanpro find anything?


Ken

 

If previous suggestions don't help, a quick Google search for "aaResources.dll" (seen in the URL in your screenshot) yields numerous hits for same problem. The - first - three I checked all this attributed problem to Amazon Assistant for Internet Explorer 11, each with relevant fix suggestions.