Hello, I have recently found my laptop to be running at 100% CPU whenever I open task manager but it quickly dies down only when I open task manager. I found what is causing this, it’s called “System Interupts”. I tried scanning my laptop with multiple different virus scanners. Windows defender 2 threats show (windows defender can’t delete them) I used scannow in command prompt (shows nothing) tried installing avast, rootkit revealer and AVG antivirus (all of which were shut down and couldn’t install (I assume because of the malware/virus)) any other threat protection stuff I try to download whenever I open the website it shuts down my browser. Lastly I tried to reset my whole PC and delete everything (the settings app crashes or doesn’t respond to me clicking the button) please help me

  • tamatsu@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    First of all, you do not need to and should not be using third party anti-virus apps. Windows Defender is the best you can use as a normal consumer. Secondly, the only way to completely and properly remove malware is to wipe Windows and do a fresh install. Note this does NOT mean the Reset options in the settings, it means to do a complete wipe. https://rtech.support/docs/installations

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      1 year ago

      I just did a complete wipe, but when I was using windows defender I scanned for viruses and it came up with 2. It wouldn’t let me remove both at the same time so I removed one, but the other reinstalled it.

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    1 year ago

    Just Re install windows

    Flash the newest Windows ISO on a USB stick and Boot from it and follow the setup