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Many auto-starting entries WON'T show with windows built in tools. You have tried system restore? Autoruns from Microsoft's Sysinternal utilities may help you find a particular program, but it is not an automated tool. You have to research the entries it brings up if you don't know what they...

As others indicated, run malware bytes, make sure full scanning within archives and rootkit scanning is also enabled. The run ADwCleaner. https://www.malwarebytes.com/adwcleaner/ Once done, use Autoruns to check for autostarting entries. Requires homework on your part to see what...

I believe this is a CrySIS/Dharma variant from preliminary reports I have seen. SOME CrySIS variants (not all) have their decryption keys available You may be able to recover your files in the future if keys for this variant are publicly released.

What is wrong with the charger / power cord that came in the box with the laptop?

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 You will need to download and create from a non virus infected computer.

The safest way to backup files from an infected system is to have an external dock on a clean system. Boot the clean system, make sure it is set to do absolutely nothing with external media (ALL autoplay disabled). Then turn on the dock with the infected drive. From there you can recover...

Besides Handbrake, you can always try: If you desire a frontend for the command line, you can always try MediaCoder http://www.mediacoderhq.com/ No safety, you CAN set combinations of parameters that don't encode correctly, but if you know what parameters you want, you can set them through...

If you watch a lot of content with static areas (station logos, the bar across the bottom of most news stations, etc) OLED is NOT a good option related to image retention and possible burn in.

WinRAR is for archiving, not video compression. You will need to re-encode it with lower quality settings. Some Freeware choices: Handbrake Xvid4PSP Mediacoder Staxrip Basically frontends for x264 or x265, though hardware encoding possible with some with the correct encoder selected.

This depends on your SSD. If you have a changeable AES encryption key, you only need to change the key and the drive information will be essentially unrecoverable. Using the built in secure erase function (again, depends on if your drive supports) will zero all cells. Using a spinning disk...

If attempting to salvage your current install : Install a hosts file to block some internet redirects and callouts : A good one can be found here: http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm Reboot in safe mode. Stay in safe mode while cleaning Run RKILL: Do NOT reboot after running rkill...

If you desire a frontend for the command line, you can always try MediaCoder http://www.mediacoderhq.com/ No safety, you CAN set combinations of parameters that don't encode correctly, but if you know what parameters you want, you can set them through the menus or the override "pass these to...

Besides the filesystem and format issues, many TV's will require a hard drive that receives its power externally. The TV's often don't provide enough power on the usb port for anything except usb flash drives. Your TV manual should contain information on all these.

Would try scanning for malware / viruses / rootkits first as a troubleshooting step. Some of these will disable the items you list above so you can't remove them.

You are going to need to remove the ransomware. A clean wipe and reinstall of your OS is recommended. Ransomware often deletes itself after encryption so security researchers can't get ahold of it to examine, but not guaranteed. You can try McAFee's ransomware unlocker tool, but, I do not...