but, that was before the problem started. Although I hadn't done it for a while, it wasn't too bad. jpg pic on the desktop, however, just resulted in the pointer with the spinning blue circle.Īs to overheating, I did have the cover off about 2 weeks ago and vacuumed the CPU heatsink and fan, as well as the case fan and PSU, plus then used comp. Task manager this time would NOT open, yet I was able to Right click on a desktop icon and delete it. I checked again 25 minutes and it was the usual "Partial frozen".
Hard disk activity light continued constantly, however. (Btw-CPU settled quickly 3% and memory 17%) Tried same with booting from a MCT created USB drive, doesn't hang, but Windows reports it can't fix/repair.Īny suggestions would be greatly appreciated!Īfter boot (which I assume is still in "Clean Boot") I checked it at the 15 minute mark by Right click on Taskbar, Left Click on Task Manager, it opened ok. Tried from Safe Mode, Windows says no can do. Tried 3 different ways Normal and Clean boot "hangs" on first "System Clean up before Closing", PC is "partially" frozen as described above. Tried "Non Destructive Repair of Windows" with Media Creation Tool, per this expert: Ran CCleaner, cleaned everything including Registry, all ok.Ĭhecked Device Manager (in Safe mode) for Hardware errors, found 4, disabled all, reboot to normal mode, no improvement. Ran Malwarebytes AND Avast scans, nothing found. Swapped RAM, tested HDD, ran CHKDSK and SFC /Scannow, NO errors. Only restore point was when Google removed "Google Backup and Sync". However, the PC works PERFECTLY IN SAFE MODE! (But NOT in "Clean Boot") Right click on a desktop Icon and choose "Delete", nothing happens but a "spinning" circle appears.
Right click on Start, File Explorer opens (among other things), but NOT Task Manager.
Mouse moves, programs WON'T open if a browser is open, it no longer responds, but. This was a normal running system, no new software installed.EXCEPT I allowed Google to install "Google Drive for Desktop", problems started 3 days later, however. Boots ok, but after 5 minutes, starts to freeze up.partially!