Solved Some Windows 8.1 Issues

HeyDontFall

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So I've had Windows 8.1 for about 4 months now and never had an issues since but for some reason the past few days the following things have been happening- some of the pictures on my programs wont load for about 10 seconds, switching between tabs on the task manager is slow, some games freeze on steam, steam hangs on installing the Direct X tab so I tried using the Direct X installer on Microsoft's website and when I opened the .exe it stopped responding

Important specs I guess are 120GB SSD, FX 8320 and a 7870

Also I do scans with MalwareBytes,Avira and the built in tools from Microsoft and they found nothing along with doing the sfc /scannow and that did find corrupt files but said it was unable to fix them
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i5-4670k
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z87X UD4H
    Memory
    ADATA Gaming Series 8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX 7870 GHz
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS VE247H
    Hard Drives
    120GB Kingston Hyper X SSD


    500GB WD Blue


    500GB WD Elements external drive
    PSU
    Seasonic 620w
    Case
    NZXT Phantom 410
    Cooling
    CM Hyper 212 EVO
    Keyboard
    CM Quickfire Rapid
    Mouse
    Logitech G100s
Hey mate, welcome.

That ultra grey font is kinda hard to read lol.

Redo an SFC scan, but follow the suggestions the tutorial makes: http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/3047-sfc-scannow-command-run-windows-8-a.html

UNINSTALL everything that you do not want on your computer... sometimes problems arise from bad programs.

Next, make sure you have done the FULL scan with malwarebytes, and full scan with Avira if available.

Now see if there are some things you might want to optimize, following this tutorial: http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/37511-optimize-performance-windows-8-a.html

Make sure you fully updated windows, and all drivers on your computer. Don't know how? Let me know!

Lastly, update your system specs. Bottom of your post, click My System Specs, and select update. If you do not know the information, use this tutorial: http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/32371-system-information-view-about-your-windows-8-pc.html
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-3820 CPU OC @ 3.80GHz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte G1.Assassin2
    Memory
    Corsair Dominator 16GB Quad Channel DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia by EVGA - GeForce GTX 670 4GB
    Sound Card
    On board Creative SB X-Fi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    acer 24" H243H
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1080
    Hard Drives
    Main 500GB Hybrid Drive @ 7,200RPM
    Secondary OCZ SSD Vertex 3 Max IOPS
    PSU
    Silent Pro 1000w gold 80+
    Case
    Azza Hurrican 2000
    Cooling
    Liquid CPU cooler & fans
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000
    Mouse
    Tek Republic Wired Laser Mouse
    Internet Speed
    5ms Ping 5.15Mb/s Download .64Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer
    Antivirus
    Defender, Malwarebytes
I got the issue fixed by doing DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth in the command prompt then I did the sfc /scannow and everything is working fine again
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i5-4670k
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z87X UD4H
    Memory
    ADATA Gaming Series 8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX 7870 GHz
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS VE247H
    Hard Drives
    120GB Kingston Hyper X SSD


    500GB WD Blue


    500GB WD Elements external drive
    PSU
    Seasonic 620w
    Case
    NZXT Phantom 410
    Cooling
    CM Hyper 212 EVO
    Keyboard
    CM Quickfire Rapid
    Mouse
    Logitech G100s
Awesome! Congrats
:thumbsup:
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-3820 CPU OC @ 3.80GHz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte G1.Assassin2
    Memory
    Corsair Dominator 16GB Quad Channel DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia by EVGA - GeForce GTX 670 4GB
    Sound Card
    On board Creative SB X-Fi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    acer 24" H243H
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1080
    Hard Drives
    Main 500GB Hybrid Drive @ 7,200RPM
    Secondary OCZ SSD Vertex 3 Max IOPS
    PSU
    Silent Pro 1000w gold 80+
    Case
    Azza Hurrican 2000
    Cooling
    Liquid CPU cooler & fans
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000
    Mouse
    Tek Republic Wired Laser Mouse
    Internet Speed
    5ms Ping 5.15Mb/s Download .64Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer
    Antivirus
    Defender, Malwarebytes
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