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Download then run Speccy (free) and post the resultant url for us, details here, this will provide us with information about your computer hardware + any software that you have installed that may explain the present issue/s.
What is the make and model of the power supply unit.
To publish a Speccy profile to the Web:
In Speccy, click File, and then click Publish Snapshot.
In the Publish Snapshot dialog box, click Yes to enable Speccy to proceed.
Speccy publishes the profile and displays a second Publish Snapshot. You can open the URL in your default browser, copy it to the clipboard, or close the dialog box.
You also have two antivirus scanners running and they will cancel out each other and fight for resources. Windows Defender and Firewall are
Remove Bitdefender and see if that helps we have had a few users have issues similar to this with that installed.
Bitdefender removal tools here
If you stick with only Windows Defender, once any other AV has been correctly uninstalled, check to see if Windows Defender has auto enabled and allow it to update and carry out a full scan of your computer.
Open a command prompt With Administrator Rights an type the following command
notepad C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
Save the file to someplace you can find it and attach to your next post.
BitDefender is a paid version. If I remove it, am i not exposing the PC to virus/malware attacks etc.? I will do a scan after the uninstall. File attached.
No Windows Defender is an antivirus and Anti Malware that is included with windows
I have uninstalled BitDefender and run a full system scan on my PC - can find only 1 potential low-risk app running, no other major issues. My monitor is a cheap one purchased from ebay - could this be a possible cause as my PC is only 6 months old?
Learn how to change Windows startup settings, including enabling Safe Mode.
For the last few hours, my PC is in clean boot mode. Just now I have noticed " Bluetooth Security Tag" appeared on my login screen. Is this related to the problem? How do i remove it? When do i return my PC to βnormalβ mode?
For the last few hours, my PC is in clean boot mode. Just now I have noticed " Bluetooth Security Tag" appeared on my login screen. Is this related to the problem? How do i remove it? When do i return my PC to βnormalβ mode?
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