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#371162 - 28/07/2018 00:40 What is This? How can I make it stop?
tanstaafl.
carpal tunnel

Registered: 08/07/1999
Posts: 5539
Loc: Ajijic, Mexico
This thing started popping up on my screen. What is it and how do I make it go away forever?

tanstaafl.


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#371164 - 28/07/2018 04:05 Re: What is This? How can I make it stop? [Re: tanstaafl.]
DWallach
carpal tunnel

Registered: 30/04/2000
Posts: 3810
Is this inside your browser? Could be you've got a malware browser extension / plugin. Is it outside your browser? Could be some kind of native malware.

Do you use Steam? Is this what Steam chats look like? Could be some kind of Steam-related issue.

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#371165 - 28/07/2018 04:23 Re: What is This? How can I make it stop? [Re: tanstaafl.]
Faolan
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Registered: 08/11/2017
Posts: 69
That’s Steam’s friend/chat list, and it seems they are auto popping it up to promote some new redesign of the voice chat option with a recent update.

Doug, here’s how to disable Steam from auto starting at boot:
Open Steam
Go to the Steam menu - Preferences
On the left pick Interface
Uncheck the option next to “Run Steam when my computer starts”

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#371166 - 28/07/2018 18:58 Re: What is This? How can I make it stop? [Re: Faolan]
tanstaafl.
carpal tunnel

Registered: 08/07/1999
Posts: 5539
Loc: Ajijic, Mexico
Originally Posted By: Faolan
Go to the Steam menu - Preferences
Easy for you to say. smile I stumbled around through the Steam website for the better part of half an hour before I finally discovered...

That seems to have done the trick. I had previously disabled the Steam in the Windows Startup menu, but to no avail.

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