I have something I suspect on my pc to be a virus, should I use the option on windows to reset this pc? There's an option that says "clean my drive", its a lot easier than getting a fresh new windows usb and downloading windows again, is it worth it just to use the reset windows feature?
#Reset this PC option in windows
silent fossil
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Yes, as tempest said. Reset this PC can introduce additional problems rather than fixing them, clean install with USB is much better.
silent fossil
Yes, as tempest said. Reset this PC can introduce additional problems rather tha...
I just did the reset this pc option in windows because it was easier for me, I then did a full scan with the windows defender and no virus came up, should I just leave it at that?
silent fossil
I just did the reset this pc option in windows because it was easier for me, I t...
@rigid fulcrum also ^
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I just did the reset this pc option in windows because it was easier for me, I t...
I'd say so, keep in mind that a lot of files are left inside window.old and I'd delete that folder completely
silent fossil
I mean it says there's no virus on windows.
silent fossil
I'd say so, keep in mind that a lot of files are left inside window.old and I'd ...
How do I do that.
wise summit
You can either use disk cleanup
Or just delete it from your c disk, it'll be named windows.old
silent fossil
where is it
wise summit
Use disk cleanup, right click on c drive and disk cleanup
Select previous windows installation and thats it
silent fossil
when i right click c drive theres no option to disk cleanup
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Properties-disk cleanup
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General tab
silent fossil
yeah
wise summit
Found it?
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select cleanup system files
silent fossil
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Then screenshot
silent fossil
i did
wise summit
Well, just go inside c disk and find windows.old folder
wise summit
No, just check for windows.old folder inside c disk
silent fossil
there isnt a windows.old
when i reset i put the options, remove everything, cloud download and then clean disk
is that why?
wise summit
If there's no windows.old then there isn't, it's nothing bad even if there was. Just recommend deleting as it still vould vontain some of the files and one of them could be the file/app with the virus
silent fossil
alr
so im good then? i dont need to do the complete deletion of windows
and use the usb
wise summit
I can't tell for sure, I guess you're fine
silent fossil
@rigid fulcrum what do you think?
silent fossil
I can't tell for sure, I guess you're fine
alright, thank you
wise summit
No problem
wise summit
Yeah, best to avoid such stuff.
silent fossil
@rigid fulcrum i did all these settings
wise summit
It is fine, don't worry about it
Especially after you did a scan and nothing comes up
But do make sure you run a full scan and not a quick scan
Any kind of hacking software wether it be for games or patching/cracking tool will be reported as a virus and most of the time isn't at all, but to decide if it is or isn't requires a bit of 'knowledge'
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Also don't make that fool you as well, there was cases with paid hacks ending up infecting the PCs with bitcoin miners
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I'm not saying your particular software
silent fossil
Alr
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I'm saying in general, bo matter if it's paid or not always look at it that it could be a potential virus
If you get me
silent fossil
Yeah
wise summit
In other words, be cautious no matter how many people use it wether paid or not*
silent fossil
Alright
Thank you
Nothing seems out of the ordinary though
Plus windows defender didn’t find anything
wise summit
That's good, that's why I truly believe yuu have no need for a clean install
silent fossil
Alr thank you
wise summit
No problem, take care