Forever to Wake Up

[Malnutrition]

Ok I accidentally posted my old instructions for Autoruns, I apologize for that, please save it as .arn
Re-run autoruns as admin.

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Click File then Save.
Attach that for me. Zip it up and attach, or if it is too large then use this site and send me the link.

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Did you notice the OneDrive removal instructions?

[Difficult_Man]

please save it as .arn
Re-run autoruns as admin.

Attached. Again, I used Autorunx64, as opposed to the other ones. This time I was able to File>Save.

Did you notice the OneDrive removal instructions?

No, not recently.

Also, how do I turn email notifications back on for this website? It saves a lot of time to be notified when you post. All the email boxes are checked under Preferences, but I stopped getting notifications a couple of weeks ago.

[Malnutrition]

I see no log attached

[Difficult_Man]

Attached. Again, I used Autorunx64, as opposed to the other ones. This time I was able to File>Save.

[Malnutrition]

Right Click Autoruns as admin and uncheck these that are highlighted in yellow and reboot.

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Let me know what issues remain. (y)

[Difficult_Man]

Completed this last night, using and observing today. No problems, so far.

Before performing this action yesterday, I had let my computer idle for an hour or two. On waking it, it again took forever to become responsive. Instead of using Kill, I opened Task Mgr. There were only three programs open (which hasn’t been a problem for a while now): Chrome (5 tabs), Think or Swim, and Acrobat Reader (w/Covenant Eyes in the bkgd). For some time Memory usage was 60% and Disk was 100%. The heaviest hitter was Chrome, then ThinkorSwim (Covenant Eyes didn’t appear on the list.) I decided to Restart rather than wait. Then I unselected those items in Autoruns and Shutdown.

As I type this, I have Chrome and Think or Swim open only. Disk is 1% and Memory is 88%; Chrome/ThinkorSwim are the top users, Covenant Eyes is way down the list; its usage looks negligible with occasional spikes. The machine is working well with no hiccups.

I’m not an expert, and this was the first time in a while this has happened, but it seems that using the hard disk for memory causes this problem. (?)

[Difficult_Man]

Note: After I posted the above, I opened a .pdf and the machine is bogged down again; Memory = 99%, Disk = 100%, yet it’s power usage is Very Low and Chrome is Very High…

[Malnutrition]

There is not much more to do, you simply need more ram. But I’ll take one last look. When switching from one task to other use the kill switch. With the Amount of ram you have one task at a time.

Hello, please download the attached batch file.
Click Me To Download
Unzip to your desktop.
Right click and run as admin.
Select Option one, gather logs,
This will create a new file on your desktop named PCHF.txt
Attach that in your next reply.

[Difficult_Man]

Right click and run as admin.
Select Option one, gather logs,
This will create a new file on your desktop named PCHF.txt
Attach that in your next reply.

The program ran but there is no PCHF file to be found. Run again?

[Malnutrition]

You right click run as admin, then select press 5 hit enter. Then press 1 hit enter.

[Malnutrition]

If this tool will not run, the we will not spend time trying to figure out why.

Let’s check something else.

This tool will close your browser to scan!
Download ZHP Cleaner.
Save to Desktop Right Click run as admin.
Select options, make sure these are ticked.
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Click Close
Then Scan.
When Complete.
Click Repair.
Leave all checked.
Repair again.
Reboot if needed to complete.
There will be 2 ZHP.txt created, attach [COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)]ZHPCleaner (R)[/COLOR]

[Difficult_Man]

You right click run as admin, then select press 5 hit enter. Then press 1 hit enter.

I ran as PCHF as administrator again and pressed 5 which said Remove OneDrive. It went to work and I stepped out for a few minutes. When I returned, there was a full-screen white window. I was able to toggle to other programs (ctrl+Tab). Other programs & Chrome worked but the Autoruns was gone, so I couldn’t finish the task. I shutdown and went to a meeting. I started up just now and…
The desktop is completely blank except for two shortcuts
Documents folder is gone. Almost no documents exist.
Downloads looks relatively current
Start Menu appears normal. Tools/Autoruns folders cannot be opened, nor can any of the folders that still appear.
Programs and Apps submenus look normal.

I should’ve asked about this because the location pathways all show that My Documents are in New Folder which is in One Drive.

I trust everything can be restored, yes?

[Difficult_Man]

C:\Users\Bruce Kleinberg\OneDrive\CPM\New Folder.…
Did deleting OneDrive delete everything in it?

[Malnutrition]

Have you rebooted the computer? If not do so.

[ul]
[li]Recover Files Easily:[/li][li]Log into OneDrive with your Microsoft account[/li][li]All previously synced files will still be available[/li][li]Can download or restore files to a new device[/li][/ul]

Requirements:
[ul]
[li] Must be logged into same Microsoft account[/li][li] Files must have been synced to OneDrive before.[/li][li] Internet connection[/li][li] Enough storage space.[/li][/ul]

Recovery Steps:

[ul]
[li] Go to onedrive.com[/li][li] Sign in with Microsoft account[/li][li] Browse and select files you want to recover[/li][li] Download.[/li][/ul]

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Go to Your request has been blocked. This could be due to several reasons.
Sign in
Grab the files
Microsoft OneDrive will keep up to 90 days deleted.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/restore-your-onedrive-fa231298-759d-41cf-bcd0-25ac53eb8a15#:~:text=Restore%20OneDrive%20to%20a%2 0previous%20time%201%20Go,that%20you%20want%20to%2 0undo.%20…%20More%20items

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Or…

System Restore.
Windows key and R at the same time.
Copy paste:
cmd /c rstrui.exe

hit enter.

[Difficult_Man]

Was the OneDrive syncing or backup on prior to this? I may have turned it off.

I guess we’ll see…