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Asus K50IJ: Windows 10 won't power or boot after Spyware on Microsoft Edge & Updat

Fri, 02 Feb 2018 06:14:53 -0700

Hello, let me first say I am 34 years old and very computer savvy using Windows for 30 years now and used to do network.

I'm not that much a geek these days tho and I'm not familiar with Windows 10.

I have a brand newly refirb leptop, Asus k5oij with Windows 10. Clean install.

First time online at home network with all firewalls and protections off. I live 20 miles from the next person and use my phone hotspot and that's how I like it when im home, simple and clean. Please refrain from opinions on this, I have logical reasons I cannot share.

So I go to the library and connect, and forget about my lack of security. Someone starts streaming to device, and also gets all of my info via an updated and unprotected Microsoft Edge. I got spyware.

I power down and go home. I power up and restart in order to attempt to revert system to previous state as in other versions of Windows.

Windows 10 updates install upon boot and I restart again. I hit f2, f8 & f12 trying to go into setup, not remembering which it is, and doing this experiment anytime I forgot my whole life. Also not accepting opinions on this, it's just what happened.

Then my hard drive suddenly shuts off in one click, about 10 seconds after the little window pane in Windows 10 bootup, and now the laptop will not even power up. It won't even register the power cable plugged in to charge battery.

The battery was nearly dead.

This could have been so many issues, but I can narrow down some options for certain logic to start. The power cable has been tested.

The spyware and hack was real and came up via windows, was not a fake.

I did hit those keys while it was booting and that seems to have caused the shutdown, but it feels like it was a compound issue.

Nevertheless, how do I fix this? I have no idea how to flash a bios. If I work this lappy hard drive into an external case, how can i get it to boot and fix this?

Only high tech confident relevant answers please and thank you from a terninally Ill cancer patient just trying to make a website to sell jewelry and survive.

I need my laptop to work. Thanks.

-Jessie

⟐ Commented February 02, 2018 at 6:14 MST

Asus K50IJ: need part number for Asus K50I laptop motherboard?

Thu, 13 Feb 2020 01:08:45 -0700

I need the part # for a replacement motherboard for my Asus K501 laptop

⟐ Commented February 13, 2020 at 1:08 MST

Asus K50IJ: Hard drive is slow

Wed, 20 Nov 2019 05:02:25 -0700

I would like to replace my 5 year old hard drive with a SSD, how would I go about doing this with this laptop?

⟐ Answer accepted November 20, 2019 at 5:02 MST

Asus K50IJ: Why does my fan constantly spin?

Sun, 06 Oct 2024 11:33:08 -0700

Hi. I have an Asus K501 laptop. The fan has recently starting spinning constantly. I have checked for any dirt or dust but it is clean. Could it be the fan itself or is it more likely a motherboard issue?. Laptop is not getting hot or anything. Thanks in advance. Gary.

⟐ Answer accepted October 06, 2024 at 11:33 MST

Asus K50IJ: I need a new mother board (model-k501j)

Thu, 13 Feb 2020 13:35:27 -0700

sir my laptop (model- k501j) mother are chipset is dead so i need a new mother board (model-k501j) mother board

⟐ Commented February 13, 2020 at 13:35 MST

Asus K50IJ: My laptop had an issue and it restarted saying there was a problem.

Sun, 20 Jan 2019 22:39:36 -0700

So I was just watching youtube on it and then it shutdown stating there was an issue, and afterwards it restarted just fine except the light showing that it was charged is flashing green instead of just staying flat green. It says that it’s not losing battery percentage and when I plug it in it’s charging, but I noticed that a few things that are installed on my D drive have lost the their picture on my desktop. Is there anything I should be getting fixed with this, or is it just a minor thing I shouldn’t worry about?

⟐ Answer accepted January 20, 2019 at 22:39 MST