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Make sure all your drivers are up to date and do the same for your browser and any other software like Flash, etc...My PC is really pissing me off. This problem started a few days ago. When you right click something it brings up a box with all the available options, copy, print, inspect, etc. Now that box is transparent more often then not. You can see the outline of the box as if it's a window in front of the monitor. Sometimes by moving the mouse around the options will appear but not often. It also happens with my bookmark tabs.
I'm begging to suspect my video card. I've done a virus and malware scan but they have come up clean.
Make sure all your drivers are up to date and do the same for your browser and any other software like Flash, etc...
Did all that and it's a little better but it's still happening.
First you should probably check the disk health in case it's dying and that's why your system files are corrupted.
Use Speedfan 4.52 (the blue link in the paragraph) Download SpeedFan - Access temperature sensor in your computer
Install it, open on desktop shortcut, click the S.M.A.R.T. tab, under hard disk select your boot disk
At the bottom it fill say fitness and performance with some bars, hover over to get the percentage, should both be over 90% or close. If fitness is very low your disk is failing.
Open command prompt as administrator, if you can find it in the right click menu. :lol:
sfc /scannow
When it's done look and see if it found anything (it won't necessarily fix it even if it finds corrupted files), restart the computer, see what it does. If that doesn't do it do:
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
After restarts check it out, if still not working go into safe mode and run sfc /scannow again, restart.
If STILL not let me know.
Numbers were 88% and 93%.
Doing this now.
Numbers are good, an older drive but not nearly failing.
First you should probably check the disk health in case it's dying and that's why your system files are corrupted.
Use Speedfan 4.52 (the blue link in the paragraph) Download SpeedFan - Access temperature sensor in your computer
Install it, open on desktop shortcut, click the S.M.A.R.T. tab, under hard disk select your boot disk
At the bottom it fill say fitness and performance with some bars, hover over to get the percentage, should both be over 90% or close. If fitness is very low your disk is failing.
Open command prompt as administrator, if you can find it in the right click menu. :lol:
sfc /scannow
When it's done look and see if it found anything (it won't necessarily fix it even if it finds corrupted files), restart the computer, see what it does. If that doesn't do it do:
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
After restarts check it out, if still not working go into safe mode and run sfc /scannow again, restart.
If STILL not let me know.
sfc /scannow takes awhile don't it?
You could try the first option here, I wouldn't mess with the registry, just toggle it on and off.
Change Visual Effects Settings in Windows 10 | Tutorials
This is an older computer. here are the specs:
I think I'm just going to use this as an excuse to build a new one. I built my son a new gaming unit for Christmas and it's working great so now maybe it's my turn. :mrgreen:
This is an older computer. here are the specs:
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I think I'm just going to use this as an excuse to build a new one. I built my son a new gaming unit for Christmas and it's working great so now maybe it's my turn. :mrgreen:
Are you still having PC problems?
I asked someone who knows what they're talking about and the first thing he asked was what OS you were using 7 or 10.
Then he said ...
"I would have them start by looking at their performance options: right click "my computer -> properties. Then choose advanced system settings, then click settings in the performance section. in here look at visual effects. Something could be off in there"
Yep, still having problems. I'll try that when I get home tonight. I'm still going to build a new one though. I got permission from SWMBO this weekend. :mrgreen:
I still have one of those SWMBOs myself. Not a lot of trade-in value.
Are you still having PC problems?
I asked someone who knows what they're talking about and the first thing he asked was what OS you were using 7 or 10.
Then he said ...
"I would have them start by looking at their performance options: right click "my computer -> properties. Then choose advanced system settings, then click settings in the performance section. in here look at visual effects. Something could be off in there"
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