Anyone still running Windows 7?
in Software ·
I downloaded some stupid Flash games recently, and my antivirus didn't flag a single thing. The games ran perfectly fine, so I honestly can't tell if they were the culprit, but I went ahead and uninstalled them and wiped everything just to be safe. At one point, I noticed my PC was working incredibly hard even though I didn't have any programs running. I figured something might be spinning in the background, so I pulled up Task Manager, but there was absolutely nothing suspicious showing up—everything looked totally normal. So, I thought, okay, let me run a scan with Avira. Everything came back clean, but my computer still feels sluggish. I decided to try a System Restore to go back to yesterday, but once it started the process and rebooted, it told me the restore failed! When it finally booted back up, I could tell right away that something was wrong with my desktop gadgets. They’re technically on the desktop, but they aren't visible at all. I tried disabling them and adding them back, then even tried uninstalling and reinstalling them, but nothing works. Then I realized my Windows Security service isn't running, and when I try to turn it back on, it just won't let me. I've already done deep scans with Avira, SUPERAnti spyware, and Malvar bytes, and they all say everything is fine. But the gadgets are still broken, and the Windows Security service is still stuck. I'm at a total loss here. Does anyone know what else I can try? Can anyone help?