Windows 10: Unidentified program in Windows 10 startup named "Program".

What is this and how to I delete/disable it?

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Why did the startup window get cleared?

I didn't missed any step, the list was gone and gone , even after using lot of programs the programs were not listed in that list.

 

Unidentified Program Opening on Windows 10 Startup

When I startup my laptop upon getting to the desktop an unidentified program briefly loads up multiple times and then disappears.

I have tried having task manager open when this happens so I can identify it but it is too slow to open. I also cannot find a program on my programs list that matches the icon.

Trying to Google a description of the icon hasn't yielded any results either.

Anyone know what it is (below)? Is it a virus of some kind? Not much seems to happen, it slows down the startup of the laptop somewhat but after initially opening and closing multiple times in quick succession there appear to be no further effects.

Thanks for the help.

 

Anomolous behaviour of startup programs


Thank you for your reply. Your suggestion regarding the setting up of a new user caused me to think more about the system folder structures, and I remembered moving shortcuts from the User Programs folder to the All Users Programs folder, and I realised that I had also accidentally also mover the Startup folder from the User Programs folder to the All Users Programs. I therefore no longer had a Startup folder in my User Programs folder, and Windows had changed the registry settings for the user startup programs to the All Users Startup folder. So when Windows started, it ran the programs in the All Users Startup folder twice. And the absence of the User Startup folder was preventing the FastStone Capture and PhraseExpress startup settings from working correctly.

To address this, I have done the following:

• Created a new Startup Folder under the User Programs folder.
• Changed the following registry keys back to their original values:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell FoldersStartup C:\Documents and Settings\Your Profile Name\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
Startup %USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
Startup %USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
These actions have resolved the startup issues.

Thank you again for your help.