ver 12.25.
Don't what it was trying to access. I wasn't wasting my time investigating. I use win10 firewall with an app that intercepts outgoing and asks me for permission, or establish a rule. I just said no. Then, vp was now open on screen.
Iac, why did vp suddenly startup? And not just on this system. Even if it wasn't trying to access internet, why did it suddenly start?.
""C:\Users\<account name>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup" There is a more complete list of system startup programs in task manager> startup tab.
As for the startup folder, no it isn't there. plus, apps in startup folder, start during, (ready?) at startup! Not 4 hours later, or coming out of sleep (or hibernation, if you use that function).
My sense is that this happens coming out of sleep, though I haven't kept detailed records, so could be wrong. And not every time out of sleep, likely maybe once per day. ie: random.
The important question is where it is being called from.