Windows 10: Whenever a close a certain program, Windows automatically launches two other ones. How do I...

Whenever a close a certain program, Windows automatically launches two other ones that weren't even running. How do I stop this from happening?

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Brand NEW Windows 10 Pro is closing programs automatically

Hi Lisa Ohio,

For us to be able to further investigate on this, kindly provide answers to these questions below:

• Did you make any changes to the PC that may have triggered the issue?
• What are the troubleshooting steps you have tried so far?
• On the Settings > System > About, what's the current
  edition, version and OS build of your Windows 10 Pro?
• What are all the apps that are affected to this issue?
• Does the apps close immediately after launching? Or while doing certain tasks?

In the mean time, I would suggest performing a Clean Boot. This will help us isolate the issue and tell
is there are software conflicts on your system that may be causing the issue. Follow the steps from the link above, including installing and uninstalling the apps while on Clean Boot to fix the issue. These information can also tell you how to determine what
is causing the problem after doing a Clean Boot.

Try it out and let us know the outcome by replying to this post.

 

Certain keys on the keyboard are not working properly.

Hi Russell,

Thank you for posting your question in the Microsoft Community.

I understand that certain keys on the keyboard are not working properly on the pc. I will try to help you with this issue.

Please answer these questions to get more clarity on this issue:

• 
  Did you make any changes to the pc prior to this issue?
  
• 
  Have you installed all pending updates on the pc?
  
• 
  Have you performed a full pc virus scan on the system recently?
  

Suggest you to launch the on-screen keyboard to check if the issue persists.

Follow these steps to launch the On-screen keyboard:

• 
  Press “Windows key + R” to get the run window.
  
• 
  Type “osk” and hit enter to launch the On-screen keyboard and check if this helps.
  

Also suggest you to install any pending Windows updates on the pc to check if that helps.
Updates are additions to software that can help prevent or fix problems, improve how your computer works, or enhance your computing experience.

Further, you may also boot the computer in a clean boot state and check if the issue persists. When you start Microsoft Windows, typically there are several programs that start automatically and run in the background that may interfere with the system.
These programs may include antivirus and system utility programs. When you perform a clean startup procedure, you prevent these programs from starting automatically.

How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows: (Applies to Windows 10)
How to perform a clean boot in Windows - Microsoft Support

Note: After you have finished troubleshooting, follow the steps under “How to reset the computer to start as usual after troubleshooting with clean boot” in the article to boot to normal startup.

Keep us informed to help you further.

 

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.