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Thimble_Guy

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hi there,

Recently there has been folder on my desktop called "programs" and it's empty. I have tried deleting it, but when i restart my computer it comes back. Any ideas on how to get rid of it??

Any help is appreciated, thanks.
 

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Try to delete it in Safe Mode.
 

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Thimble_Guy said:
hi there,

Recently there has been folder on my desktop called "programs" and it's empty. I have tried deleting it, but when i restart my computer it comes back. Any ideas on how to get rid of it??

Any help is appreciated, thanks.
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Do like Axon says, an try deleting the folder from within Safe Mode.

Also, from a normal boot, use MSCONFIG (<WINDOWS_KEY>+<R>, MSCONFIG, <ENTER>) to disable any unnecessary startup programs that could be re-creating this folder each time. You may also want to perform a virus and malware scan, because the behaviour of this folder "magically" re-appearing even after you have deleted it is not normal.
 

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thanks guys.

The programs folder actually appeared in the start menu> all programs> programs....inside of it was basically all my programs i had installed, but it was just a copy of all the icons and folders that i already had in the start menu, so i deleted it and then it appeared on my desktop, but empty. So that's how it all started.

I'll give what you suggested a try, thanks.
 

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