Solved Monitor turns itself on

steveg · Jun 18, 2024

A clean install from Windows ISO would fix it for sure I'm betting. Up side no bloatware, downside all tweaks and apps would have to be redone. That's the nuclear option as last resort.

eclas · Jun 18, 2024

Tobii is not listed in the task mgr BUT I still believe it's the culprit. I think this Thursday when I am doing nothing else I will factory reset via the recovery menu and use the cloud for the win image (No way tobii would get installed this way right?). I have a macrium reflect image from just a week ago so I can get back to here ok. I've attached the Processes.txt file

p.s.

antspants

I was giving up but you're more persistent than me!

antspants · Jun 18, 2024

eclas said:
I was giving up but you're more persistent than me!

I don’t like to think that you believe all is lost. So…

XxXxX · Jun 19, 2024

eclas said:
It is possible to go back to a factory reset but I bet I'd be in the same situation. This tobii is built into this lenovo laptop and they will never see me buy a lenovo again because of this issue. It really is disgusting the way the vendors shove crap down your throat.

it maybe an idea to download the Windows ISO from Microsoft and create a install USB using Rufus.
that way you will be able to install a clean system without any other bloatware from the manufacturer.

just an idea.
hope this helps and best of luck. Steve ..

eclas · Jun 19, 2024

XxXxX said:
it maybe an idea to download the Windows ISO from Microsoft and create a install USB using Rufus.
that way you will be able to install a clean system without any other bloatware from the manufacturer.

just an idea.
hope this helps and best of luck. Steve ..

That is my plan. I figure if I'm going to spend that much time then I might as well make certain there is nothing but windows installed with no bloatware.

steveg · Jun 19, 2024

There may be a couple drivers from the Lenovo site you might have to install to get full functionality of things like the keyboard function keys, touchpad, and such.

eclas · Jun 19, 2024

steveg said:
There may be a couple drivers from the Lenovo site you might have to install to get full functionality of things like the keyboard function keys, touchpad, and such.

I don't mind installing the drivers that I really want. I can avoid the bloatware tho.

XxXxX · Jun 19, 2024

make a copy of C:/windows/system32/driverstore. place it on USB or anther drive.
that way 'if' any drivers are missing from the standard windows install you can install them from the driverstore backup.

Hope this helps and best of luck. Steve ..