"windows cannot find w1.exe, make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again"

[ozzil45]

Hello,
I got a problem, so every i start up my Windows, it always appear a warning something w1.exe cannot be found. previously, I did something end task in Task Manager named wiwi because i thought its a virus. I did resetting my Windows and the warning still appear .

I am running on Windows 10 Pro, and I am using Laptop

 

[karenjoly]

Best guess is that the named file is a virus . I suggest that you reinstall windows. And consider backing up your data next time in case you stumble into a similar problem again.

 

[ozzil45]

Best guess is that the named file is a virus . I suggest that you reinstall windows. And consider backing up your data next time in case you stumble into a similar problem again.

is it really a virus ? is there any way to fix this warning ? I did resetting my windows

 

[karenjoly]

That's a nice try but while resetting your PC reinstalls Windows and deletes your individual files, settings and apps it leaves installed all the windows apps that came with your PC. I suspect that the virus is logged into a windows file, setup to start with windows, and was not removed by resetting. You could try a safe mode boot I suppose but still lay my hard earned cash on a virus ( a trojan downloader from what I see). Sounds nasty so Let us know of any success.

 

[ozzil45]

That's a nice try but while resetting your PC reinstalls Windows and deletes your individual files, settings and apps it leaves installed all the windows apps that came with your PC. I suspect that the virus is logged into a windows file, setup to start with windows, and was not removed by resetting. You could try a safe mode boot I suppose but still lay my hard earned cash on a virus ( a trojan downloader from what I see). Sounds nasty so Let us know of any success.

does reset pc with remove everything option will fix this ? I am using 2 disk drives SSD and HDD, my OS is in my SSD, does all my files in HDD will be gone ?

 

[Peter Martin]

a clean install would certainly fix it, it's somewhere and it might get left behind on a reset

 

[ozzil45]

a clean install would certainly fix it, it's somewhere and it might get left behind on a reset

how can i do a clean install in Windows 10 ?

 

[Peter Martin]

ask and ye shall be given

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/how-to-do-clean-installation-windows-10,36160.html

 

[carterburley]

Can't believe you guys told him to do a clean install because of this.
If you don't know the answer to the question why are you commenting?
"Best guesses" get people killed.
For anyone with this problem in the future the solution is as follows:


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[Peter Martin]

Can't believe you guys told him to do a clean install because of this.
If you don't know the answer to the question why are you commenting?
"Best guesses" get people killed.
For anyone with this problem in the future the solution is as follows:


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your post was garbage and it's clear you don't know what you are talking about.

 

[Rogue Leader]

Incorrect solution removed. Thread closed.