Windows 10: Fresh Virgin Win 10 pro , BUT 20% activity from EXPLORER constantly !

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    Fresh Virgin Win 10 pro , BUT 20% activity from EXPLORER constantly !


    Hi all , This is really strange , I have messed around with PC's for a few years and have never come across an issue quite like this , I have done plenty of " Googling " to try and find an answer but have got to the point where I am going around in circles , so now I need some help from a kind geek Fresh Virgin Win 10 pro , BUT 20% activity from EXPLORER constantly ! :) It's my other half's Laptop that was originally Win 7 Home , Packard Bell TK85 with Intel HD graphics , Intel 2.4 Ghz Dual core , 4 GB RAM , WD 640 GB 5.4K drive . Here is a quick description of what I started with to where I am : I had WIN 10 pro from Microsoft on USB key ( 1804 ... I know early version but I have 80 MB Internet so to download the updates and apply is quick ) , got a new Win 10 pro key , used a Live Ubuntu CD to completely wipe the drive and format , removing ALL partitions , then loaded Win 10 pro and activated fine with key . All seemed good BUT when it took the 20H1 update we got this strange EXPLORER activity in the background that seems to make everything lag , it varies fron 5-25% if I look at it in Task Manager , tried leaving it over night to see if it would eventually correct itself , tried running a SCAN with Defender , tried a sfc/scannow , tried chkdsk/r , still happens ? Then it offered the 20H2 update so in a hope it may have something to correct the issue I took the update still the same , after many hours of Google and trying lots of suggested tweeks I gave up and used the feature in Win 10 that allows RECOVERY / RESET THIS PC , chose to not keep any user files or programs and download a fresh install from the CLOUD , it wiped the Windows partition and loaded Win 10 20H2 fine , but still the strange lag !! OK so most would now say Win 10 doesn't like your PC as its too old BUT WAIT Fresh Virgin Win 10 pro , BUT 20% activity from EXPLORER constantly ! :) This I discovered by accident : If I simply press CTRL+ALT+DELETE then CANCEL and choose NOT to go into Task Manager or other things on menu , ALL activity stops !! The PC runs fine CPU activity down to 1-2 % , until I restart then I have to do same trick again to stop activity . Previously I had right clicked task bar and opened Task Manager to see what was active ( I discovered this on the previous build , this is why I gave up and reinstalled fresh copy ) So in conclusion we have a fresh install of Win 10 pro 20H2 (19042.1081 ) , activated and a virgin install with nothing added , EGDE was opened to finish its install and I clicked on eBay to see if it would load web pages ok , that is first and last time its been online ( other than updates ) Device manager is happy ( no driver issues ) and it has recognised all hardware correctly , Intel HD graphics are on newest available driver 8.15.10.9000 . I have disabled Cortana via COMPONENT SERVICES ( gpedit ) as many suggest this can causes issues on old machines and as she will never use Cortana , decided it wouldn't be an issue. So how do I find what is causing this activity that disappears if I use CTRL+ALT+DELETE and then CANCEL ? Please help , I am running out of hair to pull out Fresh Virgin Win 10 pro , BUT 20% activity from EXPLORER constantly ! :)

    :)
     
    Dink44, Jul 5, 2021
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  2. MSDN Win 10 Pro Activation Issues

    Here is a Microsoft paper on activation issues.

    Get help with Windows activation errors

    I suggest that you use the TechNet forums for this particular issue. This forum is consumer-oriented (Win 10 Home, Pro). TechNet is IT oriented (Win 10, Pro, Enterprise, MSDN, Server 2012-R2, etc.).
     
    Cbarnhorst, Jul 5, 2021
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    I guess that's two of us with magic Windows 8 upgrade disks. *Laugh :laugh:
     
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  4. Fresh Virgin Win 10 pro , BUT 20% activity from EXPLORER constantly !

    Fresh USB Windows 10 Install - Failing

    I am trying to install a fresh copy (reformatted the hard disk) of windows 10 using a USB

    • Created an installation media on a USB flash drive (Win 10 pro) from this page Download Windows 10
    • Changed the boot order on the other PC so that it boots using USB
    • Selected custom install
    • Installing Windows goes through the following steps successfully: Copying Windows Files, Getting Files ready for installation, Installing features, Installing updates and before the last step (Finishing up), it restarts
    • Then it goes back to the start of the installation steps

    I am stuck and have read numerous posts but don't know what to do to install a fresh copy of Win 10.
     
    deepakkaushik, Jul 5, 2021
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