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GiordanoB22222
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Hi there,
I'm hoping everyone can help shed some light on an issue that's come up on my ASUS laptop. I've included my laptop specs below, running Windows Home 20H2. The issue I'm having is as follows:
1) Noticed some strange behavior as in, System using way too much CPU %, around the 50% mark at times, often causing my computer to jam up while inactive, or sometimes while active.
2) As a result of (1), I decided to investigate via anti-rootkit software, nothing came up after using Malwarebytes, GMER etc.
3) Lastly, tried to use Windows Defender Offline, to see if I could diagnose the problem pre-boot. What happened here was that, after resetting, WDO loaded, but never scanned my PC. It took about 2 mins in all.
4) So I thought, OK. After some research, the likely culprit was corrupt System files, so I decided to Repair Upgrade by way of Media Creation Tool, create an ISO, then mount, then install.
5) Everything seemed to have gone according to plan, until the following happened. Now, as I launch WDO, my system is forcing me to update my BIOS (I'm currently using ver 204, ASUS, UEFI). Unfortunately, my battery is completely shot, so my laptop is plugged in 24/7, no mobility at all. I think that this is causing my BIOS update to totally fail. I can skip the update via ctrl +alt + del, which then takes me to explorer.exe, which is OK - I can continue using my computer.
6) So all in all, after performing the Repair Upgrade of Win 10, I am now forced to perform a BIOS update, which I cannot perform, because I believe that there's some hardware malfunction in my battery itself, and as a result, I cannot run Windows Offline Scanner to check for rootkits. Note that when I restart my computer regularly, without attempting to run WDO, I am not prompted to upgrade. Also note that pre-repair upgrade, this forced update was not a problem, WDO appeared to load, then skipped the entire GUI scan process.
7) Why would attempting to use WDO now force an unwanted BIOS upgrade?
Would love some ideas from everyone, can't figure this one out.
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I'm hoping everyone can help shed some light on an issue that's come up on my ASUS laptop. I've included my laptop specs below, running Windows Home 20H2. The issue I'm having is as follows:
1) Noticed some strange behavior as in, System using way too much CPU %, around the 50% mark at times, often causing my computer to jam up while inactive, or sometimes while active.
2) As a result of (1), I decided to investigate via anti-rootkit software, nothing came up after using Malwarebytes, GMER etc.
3) Lastly, tried to use Windows Defender Offline, to see if I could diagnose the problem pre-boot. What happened here was that, after resetting, WDO loaded, but never scanned my PC. It took about 2 mins in all.
4) So I thought, OK. After some research, the likely culprit was corrupt System files, so I decided to Repair Upgrade by way of Media Creation Tool, create an ISO, then mount, then install.
5) Everything seemed to have gone according to plan, until the following happened. Now, as I launch WDO, my system is forcing me to update my BIOS (I'm currently using ver 204, ASUS, UEFI). Unfortunately, my battery is completely shot, so my laptop is plugged in 24/7, no mobility at all. I think that this is causing my BIOS update to totally fail. I can skip the update via ctrl +alt + del, which then takes me to explorer.exe, which is OK - I can continue using my computer.
6) So all in all, after performing the Repair Upgrade of Win 10, I am now forced to perform a BIOS update, which I cannot perform, because I believe that there's some hardware malfunction in my battery itself, and as a result, I cannot run Windows Offline Scanner to check for rootkits. Note that when I restart my computer regularly, without attempting to run WDO, I am not prompted to upgrade. Also note that pre-repair upgrade, this forced update was not a problem, WDO appeared to load, then skipped the entire GUI scan process.
7) Why would attempting to use WDO now force an unwanted BIOS upgrade?
Would love some ideas from everyone, can't figure this one out.
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