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
    2018-09-17T18:03:58+00:00

    I agree with others that this issue is related to System Mechanic. In fact I can get the error message to appear ( after a restart ) just by opening System Mechanic. Also....I often find the error message on the screen if I leave my PC for a few minutes.....and it is during those few minutes when the PC is not busy that System Mechanic runs its various checks.  Best thing to do, until Iolo do a fix, is to switch off ActiveCare and just do manual repairs.....I mean it's not like the software really needs to run the checks every time your PC is inactive anyway...it is superfluous. 

    Thanks for the feedback... have been using SM for years... quite disappointed with iOLO at this point.

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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
    2018-08-14T23:00:54+00:00

    Hi MOJayhawker,

    This might be caused by a corrupted app or system component. To isolate the issue, kindly perform the following:

    If it persists, there is a possibility a that corrupted system component is causing the issue, try running the System File Checker (SFC). This is a utility in Windows 10 that checks for system file corruption.

    Update us with the results.

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