Recently this icon started to appear in my Windows 7 x64 task switcher (the one that is currenly selected in the screen shot below). It has no title and there is no visible window associated with this task, i.e. I cannot bring it into the foreground and I cannot close it using Alt-F4.
I have not been able to identify the process that creates it. It is always there, even immediately after logging on. I sifted through all the processes using ProcessExplorer. I killed every process that is non-essential, but the icon was still showing up. I looked at everything in Autoruns, but did not find a suspicious entry.
Can someone recommend a tool or technique for how to find the process that creates this icon?
Best Answer
In these situation, it is best not to assume. Fire up msconfig and turn off all startup programs and all non-Microsoft Services.
Start from the bottom and go up. If you start from the middle and can't find it, then it is likely you were searching in the wrong direction. Let us try the other direction.