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Ok, so is there a way around my problem. I tried the task scheduler option with highest privileges and I still get the UAC popup. So when I exit the Antimalware screen it doesn't stay resident. It looks as though there is no way to do what I want to do? N

Hi Exile, the mind is a little confused now. On my previous PC I had (with reference to the screen shot above), items 1 and 4 ticked and the delayer program ran mabamgui /starttray. This worked. Now, in Win 8, I set the same items and start the program with mabamgui /starttray but I get the dreaded UAC popup first, and now I'm thinking it is this popup which then stops the /starttray option from happening, and so the protection starting. Does this sound about right? I'll try the cheat method of avoiding the UAC popup by running mabamgui /starttrayt with highest privileges and see what happens.

Ok, yet again clean deleted anti-malware and reinstalled, as per previous post, ensuring ESET disabled as required and a scan exclusion placed on anti-malware folder. I only ensured that there was no compatability issue with anti-malware, all other programs remain as they were installed with or without any compatability set. I have only ever altered the compatability of anti-malware when I first had this issue, I have never changes any compatability issues with other programs. So now the reuslts are: (a) if filesystem and wb protection on with start with windows option, then everthing is happy on boot. (b) if filesystem protection on with start with windows options, then when boot both filesystem and web protection now set. © if filesystem [protection on and start with windows off, then on boot and anti-malware execution the filesystem protection is off and the program doesn't stay resident when I exit. I can set filesystem protection on prior to exit and the program remains resident. So I still have the problem that not starting with windows doesn't hold the protection options when I go to run the program. Has anyone else with Win 8 64-bit disabled start with windows option and rebooted to see if there filesystem and web protection options stick when they start the program manually? N

The compatability mode for Anti-malware was my fault. I was getting desperate to find a way of getting the program to work. I have removed the compatibility mode and tested anti-malware to arrive at the same result I described above.

Yes, I can investigate the compatability mode issue. I should state that all programs were installed as per their installation programs, I have not changed any installation program's compatability mode or altered the compatability of the indicated programs after installation. To me this strongly suggests that the compatability mode was set by the installer or by other means when the programs were installed or first run. One has to ask if this is a lazy way for some companies of ensuring their software works under windows 8? N

I've attached the various check files. I'm certain that Startup Delayer is not at fault here, I can reproduce the problem I'm having simply by closing and re-launching Anti-malware from a destop shortcut, with conditions set as per my original post. Thanks for the help so far. N CheckFiles.zip

Hi, I wish to delay start MWBAM using the program Startup Delayer, hence I've disabled the option of starting MWBAM when windows (win 8 pro) starts (right click MWBAM icon and untick "Start with Windows"). On the Protection tab I only enabled "Enable filesystem protection". If I start MWBAM when I start windows the program remains resident and the icon appears in the notification area. Starting MWBAM via Startup Delayer brings up MWBAM but when I exit it it doesn't appear in the notification area. On restarting and checking the Protection tab I note that "Enable filesystem protection" is now unticked. Ticking this option, rebooting, waiting for MWBAM to start, exiting MWBAM, restarting MWB and checking the Protection tab again shows that "Enable filesystem protection" is unticked. It doesn't matter how many times I ensure the option is ticked, on restart it is unticked. This apparent unticking of the "Enable filesystem protection" also occurs if you exit MWBAM by an appropriate right click command on the notification icon, after checking that "Enable filesystem protection" is ticked and "Start with Windows" unticked. Restart MWBAM, go to the Protection tab, and the "Enable filesystem protection" option is unticked. I've used mbam-clean, reboot, reinstall and still have the same problem. Any ideas, anyone? Neil