By skyforbes After installing Windows 11 updates KB5067036 (Preview) and KB5070773, I noticed that Task Manager started launching automatically every time I booted the system — even though there were no entries in Startup folders, registry keys, or app settings.
Initially, I thought it was a bug in KB5067036, so I uninstalled it. That helped… temporarily. After another reboot, Task Manager popped up again.
After deeper investigation, I discovered the real cause: a hidden scheduled task named “Interactive” located in:
The task runs Task Manager as the INTERACTIVE user, even when no one is logged in. It was enabled by default and invisible in normal startup checks.
Once I disabled this task, the issue disappeared.
I find this behavior very opaque — most users would never be able to diagnose this.
Has anyone else seen this task after recent updates? Has Microsoft acknowledged this issue or explained its purpose?
For reference: Windows 11 24H2, build 26100.7019.