allan's latest activity

There are lots of folks who like screwing around with the OS and making it smaller. Personally, I never saw the need. IMO, if everything...

You can run checkdisk anytime you want to. The /r switch finds & fixes logical errors (which is what the /f switch does) PLUS it...

Just chkdsk /r

Use Everything instead and disable indexing. You'll be much happier: Downloads - voidtools

You can try 3rd party disc imaging utilities. One of the best paid options is Macrium Reflect. Among the best free options is Hasleo...

I'm other folks ;-). I suggest DISM first.

Try an in-place upgrade: How to run In-place upgrade in Windows 11 - Microsoft Q&A Your settings and apps will remain intact.

The best backup method is disk imaging with software such as Macrium Reflect or Acronis True Image. There are also excellent free...

The icon overlay generally means the file / folder has been synced with one drive. Resetting the icon cache should get rid of them (you...

If you're not having any problems, why are you looking in event viewer? I urge you to stay away from Event Viewer unless you enjoy...

An option to the above suggestion is to try with a vpn (if you're using firefox, they now have a free vpn option in the latest browser...

See the link in post #3. Same issue, possible solution.

Two questions: Are you using a vpn? Does it happen EVERY time you go to youtube and the other sites, or just once in a while?

(y)

There are any number of simple utilities for managing startup items. Among the best is Autoruns: Autoruns - Sysinternals