cmd line random popup

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rdbird06
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Sun May 28, 2017 8:10 pm

For the last couple of days I have been getting this weird command line popup that flashes to the foreground on my monitor then closes. I have not been able to isolate what has been causing it. I thought that Cohh had a similar issue and didn't know if anyone knows how to fix it. It's super annoying since it can popup during games and takes focus.
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sTa42
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Tue May 30, 2017 1:15 pm

It also happened to me since the latest Windows 10 Update KB4020102 (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4020102)
The flashing cmd window is caused by Microsoft Office, specifically the OfficeBackgroundTaskHandlerRegistration.

Here are some reddit threads related to the occurence:
https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport/co ... es_really/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comm ... dow_keeps/

Both mention this Microsoft Community thread:
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/mso ... 1cd2c3ea13

Some recommend to disable the task completely (detailed in the r/Windows10 thread), but you can also move the task from the Users group to the System group and thus leave it working (detailed in the Microsoft link).
rdbird06
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Tue May 30, 2017 6:07 pm

Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!

Was able to set the tasks to SYSTEM and the popups have stopped.
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