Command prompt keeps popping up and closing

#Command prompt keeps popping up and closing series
#Command prompt keeps popping up and closing windows

#Command prompt keeps popping up and closing windows

Next, type вЂwtвЂ™ inside the text box and press Ctrl + Shift + Enter to open up a Windows Terminal window with administrative privileges.

Press Windows key + R to open up a Run dialog box.

However, youвЂ™ll need to deploy a DISM scan from a Windows Terminal window (since the CMD window might terminate before you get the chance to use it).ДЇollow the instructions below for a step-by-step of running a DISM scan with a component cleanup attribute on Windows 11: In case this is the source behind your issue, you can resolve the issue entirely by running a specialized DISM scan thatвЂ™s also capable of doing a component cleanup (on top of replacing file corruption).

Most likely, your computer keeps running it as itвЂ™s configured to be, but thereвЂ™s no utility for it anymore so youвЂ™re just seeing a brief flash of a CMD window before the task is terminated. If you recently migrated over to Windows 11 from an older Windows version, itвЂ™s not uncommon to face this issue due to a migrated background task that has no utility on the new OS.

#Command prompt keeps popping up and closing series

Now that you are aware of every potential cause of this issue, start following the instructions below for a series of fixes that other affected users have successfully used to get to the bottom of this issue and prevent the CMD window from popping up randomly on the screen. In this case, you can identify the culprit and deal with it by using Task Scheduler in combination with Process Monitor to identify and deal with the threat causing the CMD window.

Different 3rd party processes вЂ“ New вЂcrypto-mining scamsвЂ™ are created daily, so you should expect to deal with a new kind of virus that is not yet recognized by AV suites.

Since this pseudo-virus lives in a grey legal area, most AV suites wonвЂ™t pick up on it, so youвЂ™ll need to get rid of it yourself by searching for the main AUTORUN key via Registry Editor.

Crypto-mining AUTORUN key вЂ“ Keep in mind that there is a certain pseudo-virus called Soundmixer that is known to cause this behavior.

If you notice that this behavior is occurring only when you have your browser open, you should deploy a deep Malwarebytes scan to ensure that your Windows 11 computer is not infected.

Malware infection вЂ“ There are certain variants of the browser hijacker (mainly present on Chrome and Firefox) that are known to cause this behavior while your browser is open.

Since itвЂ™s in no way essential to the Office suite, you can simply disable it via Task Scheduler to take care of the issue in this case. Corrupted Background task belonging to the Office suite вЂ“ If you have the Office suite installed (not individual Office Programs), another potential culprit that might cause this behavior on Windows 11 is a corrupted background task that is programmed to run every 10 minutes.In this case, you can fix the issue by adding the environment variable via the System Properties screen. Missing Environment Variable Path вЂ“ Another issue thatвЂ™s specific to users that upgraded instead of clean installed Windows 11 is a situation in which a key environment variable is missing and you see the CMD prompt every time the system looks to use the environment variable.To fix the issue in this case, youвЂ™ll need to run a deep DISM repair procedure and make sure that youвЂ™re also using the component cleanup feature to resolve the problem. Badly Migrated task вЂ“ If you recently upgraded to Windows 11 from an older Windows version, chances are youвЂ™re experiencing this issue due to a badly migrated task that no longer serves a purpose on the new OS.