Windows 10: Assistance Required Urgently - Local Area Connection Detected

Hi Guys,

Machine: Dell Vostro 3550
OS: Windows 10 Pro (64-bit) Version 1909

Firstly, Merry Christmas from Malaysia!

Secondly, I have noticed a change in my home WiFi network lately and I am pretty certain that I am being spied on (that person is probably reading what I am typing right now) through my network. Today, my computer detected a connection called Local Area Connection and it has an ethernet symbol (whether the connection is really via an ethernet cable I am not so sure, it could be fake). Please refer to image 1 below:





When I clicked on it or tried to access it through Settings, it drops thus preventing me from accessing any information further:





One might be forgiven for thinking that it is my paranoia, but I am willing to bet my life that my network has been tampered with to include some kind of mirroring of my online activities to another machine, gadget or smartphone.

I am, therefore, pleading for urgent help on how to go about identifying and locating whatever has been added to my network to feed this sick person's twisted desires. I have to gather concrete information as proof to support my claim because I want to go to the authorities with this. I want to expose this sick person. It has gotten to a point where I am starting to have a phobia about turning on my modem & router, and I don't even know if a VPN service would work at all because I do not know exactly where is his point of interference.

I am desperately in need of good advice and guidance.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Thank you,
Andrew

:)

 

Urgent assistance required please - Browse for folder


Okay I don't see any known troublemakers in the shell extensions shown in explorer tab.





Would suggest checking for updates for the softwares listed and installing updates if available.

 

Missing field Connect using in Local Area Connection Properties

Have you tried uninstalling the Network Adapter? Since there is no properties in the Local Area Connection, we suggest that you uninstall the Network Adapter. Follow the steps below:

• Press Windows Key + R.
• Type devmgmt.msc.
• Right click on the Network Adapter.
• Select Uninstall.
• Select Ok.
• Select Scan for Hardware changes.

Update us on the results.

 

Local account installation question

I'm fairly certain that Skip this step was available in 10.0.130 - the workaround in Step 20 (back button) is no longer required.

The currently known, as of 10.0.130, ways to create a Local account sign-in are

• Skip this step at the MS account creation phase
• No Internet connection during the install
• static IP (post# 2 by Fragment) - New (to me anyway)