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Shane:
chkdsk shows 0 bad sectors, so that is good. If we want to be sure the drive is ding ok we could check the smart status on it as well.

I have seen the error in windows where a service didnt start up correctly, it was the event notifier service that would do it and I traced it down to a driver for IDT audio. I would see the error after a fresh install of Windows, and replacing the drive fixed it.

I say that because it shows how even a driver can cause these problems as well.

So best thing to do is to run scans to make sure the system is clean, malwarebytes, adwcleaner and even combofix. Then once that is done you should check to make sure you have all the latest drivers.

Also another thing you can do is do a clean boot, where all 3rd party programs are disabled from startup. That can help you see if the problem is related to a 3rd party program :wink:

Shane

jmk909er:
My laptop seems to be going from bad to worse. I am considering doing a factory reset. Do you guys have any further suggestions? Afactory reset should fix it right?

Boggin:
A factory reset can be a cure-all but I've seen where it didn't, but it's something I've done when things weren't going right although I'll restore these days with an external saved system image.

Have you run the anti-malware scans as suggested to eliminate an infection or the other suggestions ?

jmk909er:
Yeah I run Malwarebytes and Superantispyware about twice a month in addition to weekly full scans with my antivirus. I did find something in Device Drivers called Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface that is showing an error. I tried to update the driver but it said it already has the latest driver. I have a screenshot.

Boggin:
Yes, that could give you problems but that's the first time I've seen incremented MS Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapters.

Run that command that I posted in Reply #4 and that will get rid of those, unless you are using a VPN - in which case you would need one of them.

For the Pseudo Interface, these are the commands I had to do once and worked for me -

Repair of Pseudo-Interface Yellow Alert

Run a command prompt as an administrator and enter each of these commands :-

netsh

int teredo

set state disabled

Then open Device Manager/View/Show hidden devices > right click on Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface and select Uninstall

Open the Cmd Prompt as an administrator again and type then Enter these cmds -

netsh

int ipv6

set teredo client

Open Device Manager/Action/Scan for hardware changes.

Then select Show hidden devices from the View menu where it should now display without the yellow alert.

With Show hidden devices enabled, check for any yellow alerts in Non-Plug and Play Drivers

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