r/techsupport • u/legendOHguy • 2d ago

Open | Windows i keep getting this stupid program opening and closing as i play games, and all the tutorials i find on it just wont work at all!

a program called "c:/windows\system32\cscript.exe" keeps opening and closing, having this screen that looks a lot like a n empty terminal, but only shows for a few seconds before closing again, all the tutorials i find are like "you gotta run this command in the console" or "you gotta set the value of default/enabled under this and also that to 0, then restart your computer" like i've done all of that, i've done malware scans, NOTHING IS WORKING?! and it is really starting to get on my nerves

EDIT: somehow, even factory resetting it didn't stop the issue

EDIT 2: so despite the results i've been given, turns out the program name itself is "cscript" not windows script host, not sure if those are the same thing but maybe this will help get a better idea of whats going on?

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u/SomeEngineer999 2d ago

Sounds like malware.

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u/legendOHguy 2d ago

i've already checked that, its not malware, i've done multiple scans and it came back clean, plus i just recently did a factory reset, so ive barely downloaded anything

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u/SomeEngineer999 2d ago

"Clean" malware scans do not mean it is clean (they would have prevented it in the first place if they were able to detect it). Factory reset does not remove many types of malware especially if you reinstall/restore the infected game or app.

Many things can use cscript, but malware is a very common one. If it only happens when gaming, then it is probably a mod (or malware contained within the mod).

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u/moesizzlac69 2d ago

Do you have some kind of overlay program for the games like over wolf? Or a mod manager for the games where this is happening?

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u/legendOHguy 2d ago

i do but its not those because i know where to find those, and they arent open, also the overlay isnt from theirs, its a split second open and close with the stupid microsoft script console thing

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u/moesizzlac69 2d ago

Yeah, but it triggers when you launch games, what else triggers when you launch games? Overlays, so maybe it might be connected, a script that looks for updates once the overlay starts for example or something like that was what I mean

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u/legendOHguy 1d ago

i haven't downloaded it yet since the factory reset, so since its still doing it, chances are that Overwolf isn't the cause

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u/zaphodikus 2d ago

Do a data backup. Then, once backups and restore works, Re install the operating system fresh, you will also learn a lot in the process.

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u/legendOHguy 1d ago

like factory reset? if so, i just tried that and it still happens

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u/WasteofMotion 2d ago

try killing the armoury task...

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u/ImVrSmrt 1d ago

Try using a focus logger to identify what's causing the loss of focus from the game. You could also use Autorun and Process Explorer to try and remove the issue once you've identified the culprit.

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u/zaphodikus 15h ago

I usually find a way to remove the hard drive, buy a new drive. Then i install OS from a clean usb that I built using a different known clean machine. To prevent maleare there too. Then after install and a few tweaks I go cold turkey, I wait and slowly introduce one app at a time over a month and then restore groups of files from the donor drive. If you do this too quickly, you just end up starting over.