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Something might be going on with Windows 7 UAC. (consent.exe)
My problem started about 2-3 months ago on my Gaming PC when i noticed that certain programs won't open. When i try running them nothing happens. After looking through my PC, i noticed in the task manager there was this process called "consent.exe" just sitting there. This would stop if i restarted my PC then i would be able to run those programs again. I did some research and i had found out that sometimes this can be caused by a Malware related issue, but when i scanned my computer with both AVG and Malwarebytes they all came up clean. I always think that something in my computers registry could be messed up, & i have no knowledge when it comes down to that, minus the fact that the registry is vital for the OS to function correctly (i wouldn't mess with my registry regardless). It doesn't effect my gaming in anyway, but when I'm trying to do something else like open Malwarebytes, Ms Disk Defrag, anything that always asks me for my consent this problem occurs. I'm at a loss now since i don't really know what to do now, and this problem is kind of annoying. Is there anyway to fix this issue?
Note: If i try running any program that asks for my consent along with others, another process of consent.exe will start up in the task manager just like the other one, except it still can't do anything. This problem occurs at random, like on startup everything is fine, then after i start it up again the next day or after a restart, i have to restart it AGAIN to fix it)