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<blockquote data-quote="Ink" data-source="post: 1014084" data-attributes="member: 3">Start from scratch. A clean PC is better than a disinfected one.<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Backup all your important data to an external drive, or the cloud.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Format the whole partition / disk drive.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Reinstall OS with GPT/UEFI (not MBR/BIOS)</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Don’t download anything from untrusted sites or warez.</li>
</ul>Microsoft offer this tool for Windows 10, it may be useful:[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/mbr-to-gpt[/URL]Else follow this guide for GPT[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/windows-setup-installing-using-the-mbr-or-gpt-partition-style?view=windows-11[/URL]We have suggest this before, they appear to have abandoned ship due to minor concerns over <a href="https://malwaretips.com/threads/do-frst-files-contain-my-information.118900/" target="_blank">uploading .txt files</a>.[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://malwaretips.com/threads/how-do-i-detect-if-my-legacy-system-is-infected-with-a-bios-or-boot-virus.118836/[/URL]Side note: Microsoft also offer their own <a href="https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us" target="_blank">community services</a> for help and support.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ink, post: 1014084, member: 3"] Start from scratch. [U]A clean PC is better than a disinfected one.[/U] [LIST] [*]Backup all your important data to an external drive, or the cloud. [*]Format the whole partition / disk drive. [*]Reinstall OS with GPT/UEFI (not MBR/BIOS) [*]Don’t download anything from untrusted sites or warez. [/LIST] Microsoft offer this tool for Windows 10, it may be useful: [URL unfurl="true"]https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/mbr-to-gpt[/URL] Else follow this guide for GPT [URL unfurl="true"]https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/windows-setup-installing-using-the-mbr-or-gpt-partition-style?view=windows-11[/URL] We have suggest this before, they appear to have abandoned ship due to minor concerns over [URL='https://malwaretips.com/threads/do-frst-files-contain-my-information.118900/']uploading .txt files[/URL]. [URL unfurl="true"]https://malwaretips.com/threads/how-do-i-detect-if-my-legacy-system-is-infected-with-a-bios-or-boot-virus.118836/[/URL] Side note: Microsoft also offer their own [URL='https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us'][U]community services[/U][/URL] for help and support. [/QUOTE]

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