Why does command prompt not stay open

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Haven't reinstalled Windows for well over a year, so I know it's overdue, and that would obviously fix this, but hoping to figure it out first. If I open my CMD it flashes up on the screen and then disappears. Doesn't matter how I open it, shortcut, typing etc, it does this. Doesn't log anything that I can find. It's been doing this for quite a while now, at least 6 months.

Now if I type a ping -t command for instance, it will stay up while it's doing it, so I don't think it's the app itself. Tried it in safe mode and it does the exact same thing. Windows updates are up to date - now, I had had them off, but relented but it doesn't matter. I thought about replacing CMD. I assume it's buried in a CAB file.. Another way is to open the Search bar left side type in the command all of it , do not press enter, select from the search dialogue window Run as Administrator.

Forgot to answer this when I figured it out. I hadn't seen the answer of JW, which may or may not have solved it. Turned out to be malware. Windows Defender was up to date, but didn't see it, but a MWB scan found it.

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May 26, Feb 3, Nov 24, If I run regedt I also tried running regedit. At first it was telling me that autoexec. And after that the command box didn't stay open.

It has something to do with bit applications but I'm not sure what and how to fix it. Cheeseball81 Retired Moderator. Joined Mar 3, Messages 84, It sounds like you might be infected. DO NOT run it yet. Boot into Safe Mode. Put a tick by Standard File Kill. It will ask for confirmation to delete the file.

Click Yes. Continue with that procedure until you have pasted all of these in the "Paste Full Path of File to Delete" box. Killbox may tell you that one or more files do not exist.

If that happens, just continue on with all the files. Be sure you don't miss any. Exit the Killbox. Click here to download HJTsetup. Double click on the HJTsetup. Continue to click Next in the setup dialogue boxes until you get to the Select Addition Tasks dialogue.

Put a check by Create a desktop icon then click Next again. Continue to follow the rest of the prompts from there. At the final dialogue box click Finish and it will launch Hijack This.

Click on the Do a system scan and save a log file button. It will scan and then ask you to save the log. Click Save to save the log file and then the log will open in notepad. Come back here to this thread and Paste the log in your next reply.