Windows 10: WhatsApp for web desktop app leaves processes running to the task manager after I exit it,...

It worked properly yesterday, but not anymore all of a sudden. Nothing was changed in my PC, nor did Windows 10 install any updates in between for what I know.
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Desktop app runs as background process?

Hi everybody.

After upgrading to Windows 10 from Windows 7 I'm having problems with a desktop app (a dictionary) which won't run as a normal app, but instead runs as a background process. It just won't show up and when I check the Task Manager I see it listed among Processes
instead of Apps. Any idea on how do I fix this? I tried to run it in compatibility mode for all possible previous windows versions, but it doesn't work. Sometimes, if I run the program several times and leave the respective backrgound instances running, the
app appears, but I don't know why, neither can I reproduce the behavior. Any help would be appreciated.

Kind regards,

Albert

 

Desktop app runs as background process?

Thank you for your reply, Joy.

I tried what you suggested and unfortunately my application isn't listed there. It's not a Windows 10 app, but an older 32-bit application that should run in windowed mode, but for some reason when I double click its icon it starts as a background process
instead of a windowed app. That happens in most of the cases, fortunately, at the end it somehow starts as a desktop app. But I cannot reproduce this behavior.

As a temporary solution, to keep it in windowed mode I never shut the computer down, but instead I leave the application running and put the computer to sleep.

Is there a setting to instruct Windows to run my application as a desktop application and not as a background process? Thank you.

Regards,

A

 

Whatsapp web desktop app

Hi John, my name is Max and I'm a Microsoft independent advisor.

Where did you download Whatsapp web desktop app? If it is the Windows Store, follow this link. This article provides you with the steps to solve the issues connected with Windows Store apps.

My personal advice is to do the steps 1,2, and 4.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/402749...