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You should also run a full scan with your installed anti-crapware solution to see what it finds. This scan should be the most in-depth, thorough scan it offers. I say this because you didn’t specifically say that you’d run an anti-crapware scan in your original post.
Yes, I have run a full Malwarebytes scan on my ‘C’ drive. Nothing detected.
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So you ran chkdsk, but did you use the chkdsk /a command for it to just analyze the disk? If so, try it with the /f switch which will not only scan for issues but also repair anything it finds. This will be performed immediately after a reboot, so it will have full access to everything (all files) since Windows will not have booted much at all. This also might produce different results because of having been run before Windows fully boots.
Thanks for the reply! Yes, I ran chkdsk /r c: which is the most thorough chkdsk process – it completed successfully.
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the only “fix” for me was to restore from a backup image.
Actually, I forgot to mention, I also did a Macrium Reflect restore of my ‘C’ drive created the prior day. That made no difference whatsoever.
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“… unfortunately no one uses it …”
Not even close …
“In January 2022, the BBC reported that Signal was used by over 40 million people.
Wouldn’t be surprised if that number has doubled by now.
Update: actually, according to this website, Signal downloads exceeded 100m as of March 2023.
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Not everyone in the world knows our e-mail addresses.
We use an email service provider that allows us to have up to 100 “alias” e-mail addresses.
So, if someone like AskWoody asks us for an address we simply setup a new address such as askwoodyaquestion@xxxxxx.com.
We then record both the email address and password in our “password manager”.
Yes! Exactly!
I’ve been doing the same for at least 15 years. I never give my “real” email address when registering on a new website (business, service, forum, etc). No offense, but anyone not doing this is a fool or ignorant of the consequences of giving out your email address to the world.
Two services (both free) I’ve used for many years with great success are: http://erine.email and http://spamgourmet.com
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I will likely have to uninstall it again after every windows update. I could easily dedicate my life to this…
As I said, I’ve been using Revo Uninstaller Pro for several years, and the reason is that it is very thorough. I booted into the B side of my daily driver, because I haven’t uninstalled Edge there since the last Feature Update. This is how Revo Uninstaller works:
There is also an msedge.exe in the Webview folder.
In my experience, Revo Uninstaller Pro is worth the money, and I will continue using it until it doesn’t do what I need done; then I might look for an alternative. Note the number of registry keys, values, folders and files that are successfully removed, and freeing up almost 2 GB.
In my experience, Revo Uninstaller Pro is worth the money, and I will continue using it until it doesn’t do what I need done; then I might look for an alternative. Note the number of registry keys, values, folders and files that are successfully removed, and freeing up almost 2 GB.
I used Revo Uninstaller Pro to uninstall Edge from Win10 and it was a thing of beauty watching it do it’s thing. Before it makes any changes, it creates a restore point and backs-up the Windows Registry. I had basically the same experience with tons of folders, files and Registry keys/values removed. Very impressed with it’s thoroughness and process. Fwiw, RUP is now on ‘Happy Holidays’ sale with a 57% discount plus further reduced price for each add’l license purchased. Very good deal and very happy with product!
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