Acronis conflict with Windows PowerShell?
I've been having problems with my Acronis which the Acronis tech team has been trying to address. Something occurred to me today. Often when computer is not in the sleep mode (or maybe when it is), there is a powershell thing that pops up. I've attached a file of it to show you what I'm talking about. Is there any possibility that powershell is interfering with Acronis?If it is interfering, I'm happy to just get rid of it.
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Thanks. All I'm trying to do is run a backup.
How do I tell the computer that I am the administrator?
And since I don't and won't be doing any of the kinds of things with powershell that you described above, how do I just get rid ot it. I followed instructions to disable it by removing the checkmarks after I went to the list. Those boxes remain unchecked, but that powershell page keeps appearing. I also checked out start up and it's not listed there.
Thanks-Lloyd
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Lloyd, all Acronis versions need to be installed using an Administrator user account - this is documented in the user guide as is needed in order to perform correctly when creating backups.
Powershell is an integrated feature of Windows 10 and as far as I am aware cannot be uninstalled or disabled as is intended to replace the legacy command prompt that has been present in Windows since it was released by Microsoft when PC's were new!
You can check what type of user account you are using by opening either the Accounts panel in the main Settings panel, or else by opening the Control Panel then Users. Both will show your account type and information.
I have never heard of a Powershell window opening on its own though I would guess that it can be launched accidentally by hitting certain key combinations, i.e. the Windows key + X key will do this!
The question here is whether the Powershell window only opens when the PC is in use, or does it open when there is no user activity happening?
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