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Sunday, March 6, 2016

Notepad Opens Unexpectedly numerous times. [Solved]

Notepad Opens Unexpectedly numerous times.

We have several new business laptops running Windows 7. A number of users experience a problem whereby Notepad will open multiple times without user intervention, i.e.
it just pops up six or seven instances of notepad. Usually at the same time, windows
zoom to different sizes. We are using Microsoft wireless mice. This is very annoying and only happens on the Windows 7 machines, all Dells. I have screenshots to support what I am saying.
We run Symantec Endpoint and have Malwarebytes installed.
Scans showing no virus threats.

Keys to the Problem Notepad Opens Unexpectedly numerous times.

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Have you checked to see if there are any Tasks scheduled that may be causing an issue.

Go to Task Scheduler and check.

You can also try a Clean boot.

You will Disable all startup items and third party services when booting.
This method will help us determine if this issue is caused by a loading program or service.

The steps below will place your computer into a “clean boot”, meaning using a minimal set of drivers and startup programs so that we can determine whether a background program is interfering.
·       Click Start on your Desktop
·       Type msconfig in the Start Search box and then press ENTER.
If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Continue.

·       On the General tab, click Selective Startup.
·       Under Selective Startup, click to clear the Load Startup Items check box.
·       Click the Services tab, click to select the Hide All Microsoft Services check box, and then click Disable All.
·       Click OK.
·       When you are prompted, click Restart.
Once the computer is back to your Desktop, check to see if you are still having the problem.
If the issue is resolved by placing the machine in “clean boot” then we have some sort of third party application and or service running that is possibly interfering.
To determine which program(s) and or service(s) that is causing this, we would need to
go back into “msconfig” and start to enable programs and services and reboot until we see which one causes the problem. This can be a long process but is needed to find the conflicting program.
If placing the computer in “clean boot” does not fix the issue or identify the conflicting programs, then after the troubleshooting is done, follow the steps above “To return your computer back to normal boot”.
KB 929135 - How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135
How
to set your computer back, to boot normal:

1.
Click the Start orb on your Desktop
2.
In the Start Search box.
Type msconfig, and then press ENTER.

If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Continue.

Click the General tab.

3.
Click Normal Startup - load all device drivers and services, and then click OK.

4.
When you are prompted, click Restart to restart the computer.

Let us know if it helps.

To check for Windows updates. Open Windows Update by clicking the Start button , clicking All Programs, and then clicking Windows Update. In the left pane, click Check for updates, and then wait while Windows looks for the latest updates for your computer. If any updates are found, click Install updates.

Install the latest updates for Windows and for the program displaying the error. Note that the update for the program might be listed as an optional update on the Windows Update page.

Open Windows Update by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start button. In the search box, type Update, and then, in the list of results, click Windows Update.