Are you set to use feeds - do you even know what a feed is?
If there is a problem with a feed, you may start seeing messages about feeds that are failing, encountering a problem or need to close. Maybe something like this:
Microsoft Feeds Synchronization has encountered a problem and needs to close.
AppName: msfeedssync.exe AppVer: 8.0.6001.18702 ModName: user32.dll
ModVer: 5.1.2600.2622 Offset: 000095d8
You should only see that message if you are using Feeds and since feed updates are controlled by a Scheduled Task you can query any feeds you might be subscribed to thusly:
Click Start, Run and in the box enter:
cmd <Enter>
In the Command Prompt window enter:
schtasks /query | findstr /i "user_feed"
You might see something similar to this indicating an afflicted feed:
User_Feed_Synchronization-{B70B1824-595E-4 11/28/2013 02:24:00 Ready
User_Feed_Synchronization-{C73963F9-62BB-4 11/28/2013 02:45:00 Could not start
In that case, something is not right with one of the feeds, so disabling and enabling is usually all you need to do to straighten it out - then you can query it again to be sure.
Enter 'exit' to close the Command Prompt window.
Sometimes just disabling feeds and then enabling feeds is all you need to do to straighten them out.
If you really want to subscribe to that feed, sometimes you can fix an afflicted feed by disabling feeds and then enabling feeds again.
If you don't know what a feed is, why you might be subscribed to them or are seeing messages about feeds synchronization encountering a problem, you can just completely disable feeds. You can easily enable them again later if you change your mind.
To simply disable feeds, click Start, Run and in the box enter:
msfeedssync disable <Enter>
You will not see any message about what happened but what did happen is that the Scheduled Task that was set up to update feeds was just removed from your system so it will no longer try to update feeds (your feeds are still in Internet Explorer - just the updating task has been turned off).
Reboot your system and see how things look now.
Likewise you can enable feeds again.
To enable feeds, click Start, Run and in the box enter:
msfeedssync enable <Enter>
You will not see any message about what happened but what did happen is that a new Scheduled Task that created to update feeds so now your system will start to pay attention to the feeds to which you are subscribed.
Reboot your system and see how things look.
If you are seeing messages about feeds synchronization failing, you can disable feeds altogether if you don't use feeds or sometimes just disabling feeds and then enabling them again (followed by a reboot) will straighten out any afflicted feeds.