Greetings everyone,

I’m facing an unusual issue during startup that is interrupting my usual routine. A small blank explorer.exe dialogue box appears, and until I manually click OK using either the mouse or the keyboard, my startup programs such as Logitech G-hub and Sandboxie do not launch. Once I acknowledge the dialogue, I hear a notification sound, and everything proceeds as usual. 

This problem surfaced only recently, coinciding with my decision to tidy up my system by deleting old empty folders and some unidentified recently created folders, including a few within the ProgramData directory (an oversight on my part!). I even cleared out the Recycle Bin during this cleanup process.

I attempted to resolve the issue by running SFC/Scannow, which did detect and repair some corrupted files, although none of them seemed related to the areas I was exploring. To further troubleshoot, I uninstalled Windowblinds 11 and Start11 following recommendations from another source.

Although the reliability history doesn’t indicate any specific errors, this issue persists every time I log in, despite using a local account rather than a Microsoft one.

Do any of you have suggestions for addressing this startup hitch?

Other than this inconvenience, my computer appears to be functioning normally.

I appreciate any insights or advice on this matter.

​Greetings everyone, I’m facing an unusual issue during startup that is interrupting my usual routine. A small blank explorer.exe dialogue box appears, and until I manually click OK using either the mouse or the keyboard, my startup programs such as Logitech G-hub and Sandboxie do not launch. Once I acknowledge the dialogue, I hear a notification sound, and everything proceeds as usual.  This problem surfaced only recently, coinciding with my decision to tidy up my system by deleting old empty folders and some unidentified recently created folders, including a few within the ProgramData directory (an oversight on my part!). I even cleared out the Recycle Bin during this cleanup process. I attempted to resolve the issue by running SFC/Scannow, which did detect and repair some corrupted files, although none of them seemed related to the areas I was exploring. To further troubleshoot, I uninstalled Windowblinds 11 and Start11 following recommendations from another source. Although the reliability history doesn’t indicate any specific errors, this issue persists every time I log in, despite using a local account rather than a Microsoft one. Do any of you have suggestions for addressing this startup hitch? Other than this inconvenience, my computer appears to be functioning normally. I appreciate any insights or advice on this matter.  Read More

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