Program or background process popup keeps appearing

Anonymous
2018-08-14T17:13:21+00:00

For days I've been getting this popup window on my Windows 10 Build 1803 computer:

"The program or a background process quit unexpectedly. Would you like to send information to a developer?"

It occurs intermittently, often every 5-10 minutes, and is EXTREMELY annoying. When I click on it, it disappears with no results but keeps reappearing. I cannot figure out what program is causing this as all programs I use are accounted for. The machine has been scanned several times and there is no sign of virus or malware. There have been no new programs installed and Windows and all drivers are current. It's a total loss to me what this is. 

Anyone have any idea?

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures

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Anonymous
2018-10-16T04:58:19+00:00

The newest build of System Mechanic - version 18.02.486 -- released in mid-October 2018 finally puts an end to this most irritating problem.

It appears to be safe to use System Mechanic again.

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-09-08T19:28:28+00:00

    My point, which I should have made explicit, is that Iolo should issue a real fix so users can benefit without being bugged by the popups. Being a PC Mag editors' choice, they should be more responsive.

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-09-10T14:16:54+00:00

    I'm having the same issue and it is linked to "iolo's System Mechanic" . I don't want to uninstall because it cost me an arm and a leg. I just ignore it.....

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-09-11T20:16:28+00:00

    Yes I have System Mechanic and am loath to uninstall  it as it is not cheap.  They should fix it.

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-09-12T12:49:11+00:00

    Running system file checker in my regular account with all services on does not show any issues. I tried running it in safe mode, during a clean boot, and under a different login account and sfc scan will not run. The message I get on the PowerShell admin is "Windows resource protection could not start the repair service."

    So I'm back where I started, a nonsense annoying popup. 

    FYI: THis is a picture of what the popup looks like. Might help someone solve this.

    Experiencing the very same thing... ran the recommended actions, but still seeing the message.

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