I've been seeing an untraceable window that looks like a Powershell update message every time my computer boots up. It features a link (https://aka.ms/PSWindows) that doesn't seem to work in Powershell, and I'm unable to figure out where it's coming from. Even though I'm fully updated with Microsoft products, this annoying prompt keeps bothering me. I just want to get rid of it, no matter if it's from Microsoft or not. By the way, I found a temporary fix: when I run Powershell in admin mode, I wasn't seeing the down arrow to access the settings, but using {CTRL +} helped me get there and I disabled "Launch on Startup". Any tips on how to avoid this kind of issue in the future?
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It sounds like you're dealing with a script or application that's set to start with Windows. You might want to check all the usual startup locations. A tool like Autoruns can help you identify what's running on startup. If you’re using Windows Terminal, you can disable auto-start from the terminal settings using the dropdown arrow or by hitting `CTRL + ,`.
Thanks for the advice! I checked but couldn't find anything in the scheduler or startup directories. Since the link seems legit when I search, I might just download it and see if it’s a better version. If that doesn’t work, I’ll head over to a tech support forum for more help.