Since I think you're worried about lots of things that can go wrong, a reset should be good for you.
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Hi I'm facing issues with my Laptop.Defender is not working and Laptop has become slowed down inspite of the fact that only Microsoft Teams and Avast are installed. So should I reset my Laptop? How long will it take with Remove Everything option. How long will it take? Will it get stucked?(Windows 10 Home)
Laptop Specs:-
HP 15s-gr0006au
4GB RAM
1TB HDD
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
Is it safe to reset in my case??
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update
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Anonymous
2022-03-28T11:50:23+00:00 So what should I do?
Reset or Clean Install to fix update issues and Defender issues:
Note: I will use remove everything option
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JX313 7,050 Reputation points2022-03-28T09:23:30+00:00 Please, read through the replies again.
I believe I've seen replies from other threads saying that their update issues weren't fixed even after a clean-install, so if it doesn't work, you may need to wait for an update or try any other fix.
PS: look, it'd be helpful for everyone subscribed to this thread if you don't post multiple replies with the same question. We keep getting a lot of e-mails from replies, and like the Volunteer Moderator mentioned before, support is not fast. We too have day-to-day stuff going on so our replies will be delayed.
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Don Varnau 19,930 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator2022-03-28T09:21:01+00:00 Monika Srivastava wrote:
A Windows Reset or a Windows Clean Install will fix update and Defender issues,no?
You've asked this several times and it's been answered several times.
Yes. Either of these should fix the Defender issue.
Don
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