Windows 10: Everything on my Laptop gives me a dll-bad image error.

Hi!. My issue started after a recent update resulting in a blue screen error. I fixed this by restoring a previous point. But now whenever i reach my login screen, i see a currently updating screen. Then when i login, a bunch of dll error messages appear, from my bit defender and more. Whenever i try to run any cmd commands or the restore option i also recieve such errors. Whats weird is i even tried to do a clean install of windows from a usb media installation, which gets to the 50% or higher mark. Ask for a restart. Then navigates me back to the login with nothing changed and all the same i

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Bad Image Errors - dll files changing to 0 bytes

Hi
Have an unusual problem (to me anyway)

Last week I got "Bad Image" errors with Adobe Lightroom (the program had worked OK previously). Two .dll files were listed as corrupt and in Explorer both were shown has having 0 bytes size. Re-installation resolved the problem.
Today I have had the same "bad image" error with another program. Techsmith SnagIt. Once again it was .dll files and they show in explorer as 0 bytes. The timestamp on the 0 byte dlls is the time of the error i.e. today (not when the files were installed).

What I've done so far :
Ran McAfee viruscan across all disks - no problems reported.
Ran Malwarebytes - no problems reported

Went to the properties for the disk drive and under "Tools" ran error check - nothing found
The disk is an SSD so I went to Samsung Magician which shows drive condition as good and S.M.A.R.T. shows wear levelling count at Current Value 99. I do not use Rapid Mode.

The problems are happening on a Samsung 850 Evo 500GB

Any suggestions welcome

Dave

 

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