Speed up old pc

[Malnutrition]

Had a bit of tiome before I take off. Once this last fix log is posted I will make a couple suggestions. Also, I see you installed malwarebytes run a scan and let me know if anything is detected/

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Right Click FRST and run as Administrator.
Click Fix once (!) and wait. The program will create a log file (Fixlog.txt).
Attach it to your next message.

[ICODE]Start:: CloseProcesses: SystemRestore: On CreateRestorePoint: HKLM\...\Run: [Everything] => C:\Program Files\Everything\Everything.exe [2262176 2021-12-16] (voidtools -> voidtools) HKLM-x32\...\Run: [APSDaemon] => C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support\APSDaemon.exe [59240 2011-09-27] (Apple Inc. -> Apple Inc.) HKLM-x32\...\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] => C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jusched.exe [748624 2023-10-04] (Oracle America, Inc. -> Oracle Corporation) HKLM\...\Windows x64\Print Processors\hpzpp4pj: C:\Windows\System32\spool\prtprocs\x64\hpzpp4pj.dl l [109056 2006-07-19] (Hewlett-Packard Corporation) [File not signed] HKLM\...\Windows x64\Print Processors\hpzpp4v2: C:\Windows\System32\spool\prtprocs\x64\hpzpp4v2.dl l [224768 2007-03-01] (Hewlett-Packard Corporation) [File not signed] HKLM\...\Windows x64\Print Processors\hpzpplhn: C:\Windows\System32\spool\prtprocs\x64\hpzpplhn.dl l [99840 2008-05-07] (Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher -> Hewlett-Packard Corporation) HKLM\...\Print\Monitors\Canon BJ Language Monitor PRO-1000 series: C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\CNMLMCU.DLL [221184 2018-06-21] (Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher -> CANON INC.) HKLM\...\Print\Monitors\Canon BJ Language Monitor PRO-1000 series XPS: C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\CNMXLMCU.DLL [940544 2019-07-13] (Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher -> CANON INC.) HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components: [{2D46B6DC-2207-486B-B523-A557E6D54B47}] -> C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /D /C start C:\Windows\system32\ie4uinit.exe -ClearIconCache HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components: [{2D46B6DC-2207-486B-B523-A557E6D54B47}] -> C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /D /C start C:\Windows\system32\ie4uinit.exe -ClearIconCache HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components: [{8A69D345-D564-463c-AFF1-A69D9E530F96}] -> "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\57.0.2987.133\Inst aller\chrmstp.exe" --configure-user-settings --verbose-logging --system-level HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components: [{A6EADE66-0000-0000-484E-7E8A45000000}] -> "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Rundll32.exe" "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Esl\AiodLite.dll",CreateReaderUserSettings GroupPolicy: Restriction ? <==== ATTENTION Policies: C:\ProgramData\NTUSER.pol: Restriction <==== ATTENTION Policies: C:\Users\John\NTUSER.pol: Restriction <==== ATTENTION Task: {057A1776-BFE5-49F6-9C9F-14168AAD36B7} - \{DEEDCC3E-CBD8-43B6-AD9E-7EA20C465F0B} -> No File <==== ATTENTION Task: {2F89BFDD-6EDD-444F-B0FC-6DE98DBA421B} - \{DCD3DF8E-7A65-4572-8EA8-9AF39EE529D0} -> No File <==== ATTENTION Task: {47536D45-EEEC-4BDC-8183-A4DC1F8DA9E4} - \Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program\UsbCeip -> No File <==== ATTENTION Task: {5C499559-C638-474C-900C-3C0711E8639E} - \GoogleUpdateTaskMachineUA -> No File <==== ATTENTION Task: {691BBF6A-0996-4189-9113-4B0A6A78D354} - \{49EF1716-D259-41E8-B0AB-010CC7E14396} -> No File <==== ATTENTION Task: {81540B9F-B5BF-47EB-9C95-BE195BF2C664} - \Microsoft\Windows\NetTrace\GatherNetworkInfo -> No File <==== ATTENTION Task: {C016366B-7126-46CA-B36B-592A3D95A60B} - \Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program\Consolidator -> No File <==== ATTENTION Task: {CB3D64BF-C0C9-45FF-BFB0-FF1A8F680186} - \Microsoft\Windows\RemoteAssistance\RemoteAssistan ceTask -> No File <==== ATTENTION Task: {F5200AF5-7661-45B9-918A-07DFDA3F3907} - \GoogleUpdateTaskMachineCore -> No File <==== ATTENTION Task: {FDD56C73-F0D5-41B6-B767-6EFFD7966428} - \Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program\KernelCeipTask -> No File <==== ATTENTION Task: {841B5198-D047-48DC-A8F7-38F9931C7A9D} - System32\Tasks\CCleanerCrashReporting => C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleanerBugReport.exe [4703648 2023-10-10] (PIRIFORM SOFTWARE LIMITED -> Piriform Software) -> --product 90 --send dumps|report --path "C:\Program Files\CCleaner\LOG" --programpath "C:\Program Files\CCleaner" --configpath "C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Setup" --guid "c86fe6bb-6a69-4ed8-8ec2-6531b12a0d56" --version "6.17.10746" --silent Task: {F28A420F-8795-43CE-852F-BDAC71A9E7CB} - System32\Tasks\Mozilla\Firefox Background Update 308046B0AF4A39CB => C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe [686496 2023-10-24] (Mozilla Corporation -> Mozilla Corporation) -> --MOZ_LOG sync,prependheader,timestamp,append,maxsize:1,Dump :5 --MOZ_LOG_FILE C:\ProgramData\Mozilla-1de4eec8-1241-4177-a864-e594e8d1fb38\updates\308046B0AF4A39CB\backgroundup date.moz_log --backgroundtask backgroundupdate Task: C:\Windows\Tasks\CCleanerCrashReporting.job => C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleanerBugReport.exe R2 CCleanerPerformanceOptimizerService; C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleanerPerformanceOptimizerService .exe [1074080 2023-10-10] (PIRIFORM SOFTWARE LIMITED -> Piriform Software Ltd) S3 tap0901; system32\DRIVERS\tap0901.sys [X] 2023-10-27 13:45 - 2013-11-05 11:18 - 000002988 _____ C:\Windows\system32\Tasks\{5BE27FFA-4308-4CD6-9947-0437ECF78DBA} 2023-10-27 13:45 - 2013-11-05 11:17 - 000002988 _____ C:\Windows\system32\Tasks\{FF0704B2-1723-48A8-B0E4-4A5A67E1E68A} 2023-10-25 15:12 - 2014-08-31 09:02 - 000002968 _____ C:\Windows\system32\Tasks\{BF35A7E9-988B-4DC2-9F33-9866BE058C65} 2023-10-25 15:12 - 2014-08-31 09:02 - 000002968 _____ C:\Windows\system32\Tasks\{7DE31B3D-1180-48D3-ABAC-A5FF8A585558} 2023-10-25 15:12 - 2011-11-14 18:17 - 000003208 _____ C:\Windows\system32\Tasks\{A31B5317-EA3F-4C35-9BE3-F35B5EF90387} ContextMenuHandlers1: [Glary Utilities] -> {B3C418F8-922B-4faf-915E-59BC14448CF7} => C:\Program Files (x86)\Glary Utilities 5\x64\ContextHandler.dll -> No File C:\Program Files (x86)\Glary Utilities 5 ContextMenuHandlers2: [Glary Utilities] -> {B3C418F8-922B-4faf-915E-59BC14448CF7} => C:\Program Files (x86)\Glary Utilities 5\x64\ContextHandler.dll -> No File ContextMenuHandlers6: [Glary Utilities] -> {B3C418F8-922B-4faf-915E-59BC14448CF7} => C:\Program Files (x86)\Glary Utilities 5\x64\ContextHandler.dll -> No File AlternateDataStreams: C:\Windows:nlsPreferences [0] C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts.ics Hosts: Google Update Helper (HKLM-x32\...\{60EC980A-BDA2-4CB6-A427-B07A5498B4CA}) (Version: 1.3.35.441 - Google LLC) Hidden Google Update Helper (HKLM-x32\...\{A92DAB39-4E2C-4304-9AB6-BC44E68B55E2}) (Version: 1.3.25.5 - Google Inc.) Hidden emptytemp: Reboot: End::[/ICODE][/COLOR]

[johnnywyoming]

here it is

[Malnutrition]

We will clean all the tools we used…

Download KpRM
Save to Desktop
Check Delete Tools’
Check Delete Restore points.
Create Restore point.
Click delete quarantines.
Then click run.

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I suggest:
Ublock Origin

Also before you do your photo editing.
Download and run KillEmAll
Unzip it to your desktop.
Right click run As admin.
This will kill all non essential processes.
Including your browser, so save anything you are working on prior to running the tool.
Then do your photo editing and see how it goes.

[Malnutrition]

Had a chance to run a scan with malwarebytes…Anything else you have a question with?

[johnnywyoming]

Did a scan two times… once when I first downloaded it and had one sent to quarantine, then deleted. Second was clean. Will probably spring for the PRO addition soon.

Internet speed has increased dramatically as well as the software I’ve opened so far on the PC. Will download the Killemall after we sign off here. No questions at the present time. I may have some in a week or so when I install a SSD.

Must say that I am very impressed with this forum and those who responded here, especially yourself. I was a longtime member at the defunct PCMech forum and learned a lot there as I have here the last few days. I will be making a donation to the forum. Thanks, and get some sleep ???

[Malnutrition]

Whenever you use KillEmAll you need to use it again after a reboot, the effects a are nullified. It is just to kill non essential processes during that session of uptime.

I am glad you are happy with the results. I’ll mark this as solved in 24 hours. Hearing results like this is why I do this… ???