I wonder if any of these issues are the cause of the problems that started in my laptop last Sunday. I’m getting lots of warning windows saying, “Windows Defender has blocked this program ...” Also, I have lost use of the taskbar on the bottom of the screen - no volume control, no search, no response to Start button.
I took it to Staples today for analysis. They couldn’t find problem; suggested a new computer and warned against trying to recover my files to load onto new unit. I see a memorial service in the near future for my Toshiba Satellite (sigh).
If you get a new one, don’t trash the one you have now, upgrade it to Linux ;)