[SOLVED] Do i get rid of malware if i reset my pc to factory setting

[Memme_gamer]

Hello i think i have malware of something because my pc is very slow the HDD is loud and sometimes its on like 100% usage but what i mean with reset to factory setting is trouble shot the pc it deletes all the apps files and reseting settings on windows because i dont have much important in my pc the only thing i have is like games and stuff

 

[Colif]

Hello i think i have malware of something because my pc is very slow the HDD is loud and sometimes its on like 100% usage but what i mean with reset to factory setting is trouble shot the pc it deletes all the apps files and reseting settings on windows because i dont have much important in my pc the only thing i have is like games and stuff

Yes, a reset should remove all malware, since it returns windows to the state it was before you installed anything. Resets only touch C drive so if you have more than 1 hdd, all the data on the other will still be there. fresh start might make PC faster too.

 

[Memme_gamer]

Yes, a reset should remove all malware, since it returns windows to the state it was before you installed anything. Resets only touch C drive so if you have more than 1 hdd, all the data on the other will still be there. fresh start might make PC faster too.

but do i need to install windows again or do i need to get a activation key

 

[Colif]

neither.

reset is a process built into win 10
go to settings/update & security/recovery
reset my PC is on this page

the reset process starts after the licence key stage, it already knows your details.

 

[hang-the-9]

Hello i think i have malware of something because my pc is very slow the HDD is loud and sometimes its on like 100% usage but what i mean with reset to factory setting is trouble shot the pc it deletes all the apps files and reseting settings on windows because i dont have much important in my pc the only thing i have is like games and stuff

It could also be simply that your hard drive is failing. Did you actually run anything like Malwarebytes or an anti-virus scan to check the system?

 

[Memme_gamer]

It could also be simply that your hard drive is failing. Did you actually run anything like Malwarebytes or an anti-virus scan to check the system?

Yeah i have run Avast but when i come hom i think im gonna download malwarebytes

 

[Memme_gamer]

It could also be simply that your hard drive is failing. Did you actually run anything like Malwarebytes or an anti-virus scan to check the system?

A question if i have like a spyware or something if i use a vpn can they like see what im doing online do they like hack the vpn so it dont work

 

[Colif]

A question if i have like a spyware or something if i use a vpn can they like see what im doing online do they like hack the vpn so it dont work

i think the answer is maybe, it really depends what (if any) malware you have and whether its just spyware or a virus. I honestly don't know what malware might target, whether hacking into a VPN would be something it does. Viruses might, but they tend to be destructive, not just a redirect.

Avast are more interested in getting your email address so they can sell it to marketers, than they are in stopping viruses. But I never got infected while using their products so not all bad.

what brand hdd is it, do you know? some brands have their own tests you can run on them to see their health.