Windows slow startup and weird icon in system tray


  1. demian3000
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    Windows slow startup and weird icon in system tray


    Guys can you help me, I've been looking for this problem all over the net and I can't find anything about it. Windows desktop screen starts very slow sometimes it needs between 5-10 minutes for all the processes to start working normally and during that time there is a weird looking icon in the system tray, when I hoover over it there is no information and I can't double click it or right click it for more information. If I try that I only freeze the computer more. Any clues?





    ...and it will safe me a lot of time if you know what the icon represents, because that computer is not mine and I can't try different things.
    Last edited by demian3000; 19 Jul 2015 at 13:51.
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  3. demian3000
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    bump
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  4. Jacee
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    Are you able to click on the task manager and look at processes?
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  6. demian3000
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    Jacee said:
    Are you able to click on the task manager and look at processes?
    what should I need to be looking for?
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  7. Jacee
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    Some new process that you don't recognize.
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  8. Callender
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    That icon is possibly "Avast secure line VPN" icon.

    See this thread: New and odd systray icon
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  10. demian3000
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    Callender said:
    That icon is possibly "Avast secure line VPN" icon.

    See this thread: New and odd systray icon
    Problem solved tnx a lot, I removed secure line from avast
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