I have never seen this before and is curious as to what this is. Thanks.
What version of Avast ??? Where is it located ??? Is your spelling correct ???
I can’t locate what you listed on my system.
Version: 11.1.2253 (If that makes sense).
The location is: C:/programfiles/AVAST software/Avast.
The spelling is correct, in the description of the process it says “Windows 10 Start menu helper”.
I’m running the Free beta version 11.1.2255 and I don’t have that file.the latest Insider Preview of Windows 10. Are you also using the free version of Avast and what version of
Windows are you running ???
I’m running free Avast and my OS is Windows 10.
Just a guess, but perhaps it has to do with upgrading to Windows 10 and not doing a clean installation.
I’ve reported it to Avast. Let’s wait for an answer from them. 
Can be. I didn’t do it when I upgraded. Off-topic here now a bit, but do you think I should just so I remove everything from Windows 7?
No need trying to fix something if nothing is broken I would say at this moment 
Mhm, just been feeling anxious a lot today concerning computer safety :P, been doing clean up and one program wouldn’t uninstall so I manually deleted every single file. Wasn’t on the C: disk though and I’m just scared my computer has taken any damage from it.
This may help in cleaning things up:
http://screencast-o-matic.com/screenshots/u/Lh/1458254100744-56211.png
It’s not really a matter of space on the SSD or HDD, but more to remove any unwanted files that may be malicious from when I had Windows 7. Also I would like to keep my Windows 7 files as “backup”.
If you want your system checked for malicious items, follow the directions outlined here:
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=53253.0
so I manually deleted every single fileDon't forget to remove things from the registry
Extra information: I noticed this process after I uninstalled a skinpack program I used on Windows 7.
I did. I also noticed programs which I’ve uninstalled “correctly” a long time ago was still in the registry.
Everything looks legit in the details. Also worth to mention is that it was created today probably around the time I uninstalled the skinpack program. But I would still feel more comfortable if someone verified that it is actually legit.
This mysteriously appeared today on my system too. According to the Task Manager it’s called “Windows 10 Start Menu Helper” which makes no sense, as Avast doesn’t run from the start menu anyway. Trying to kill the task fails, so it would seem Avast is protecting it from being stopped. But it’s very odd it just appeared with no update to Avast at all occurring recently. I check the task list daily and I’ve never seen it before today.
It also seems to have been added to the Task Scheduler, set to run at the logon of any user. Disabling that. the last thing I need is more crap running for no reason.
Silent update added by the emergency update process? Something to do with Windows 10 start menu/search/taskbar issues ?
How did you find it in the Task Scheduler? Have never used it before.