Unable to connect to express vpn without exiting all expressvpn processes in task manager

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In order to use express VPN I first need to 100% exit the program and then open task manager.

In task manager I have to make sure I end all tasks that start with expressvpn in the task name.

I can then start the program again and it works as intended.

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I wanted to see if I could just disable startup on boot and that didn’t fix the issue ether in fact I learned that even though in task scheduler and task manager all things concerning ExpressVPN are disabled there are 3 processes in task manager that still load up on boot.

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All processes are within the following folderC:\Program Files (x86)\ExpressVPN\services\

ExpressVPN.AppService.exe

ExpressVPN.SystemService.exe

ExpressVPN.VpnService.exe

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in order to get express vpn to function I HAVE to exit out of those processes. Probs going to set up a AHK script to do it for me later if nobody can tell me how to resolve the issue.

oh also, no reinstalling did NOT fix the issue it comes back after reboot every time.

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Edit: after using a tool called AutoRuns I found out that the processes are actually services. I changed it so that they start manually so that they only run when express vpn tells them to. I think I had them on auto and that caused them to run on startup, causing the issue.

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For about a week or two now, Express VPN regularly starts hanging (whether it is running or not) and needs to have multiple processes force quit through task manager.

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I haven’t messed with any startup functionality, I already tried uninstalling and reinstalling fresh.

I’m on Windows 10 - I don’t know what Express_VPN is doing, but it’s not working.

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What I suggest you do is go into services and look for anything having expressvpn in the name and change the properties>startup type to manual. also you need to search through task manager and end the same processes if they are still around after ending expressvpn.

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Best way to do it is by sorting by name and hitting E on your keyboard so it brings you to the Es. Works in both programs.