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09-09-2022 03:12 PM
I bought a new HP pavilion yesterday. When I got on today, it locked me out because it said spyware was detected through the windows security. I have an antivirus and anti spyware program that ran a clean scan 5 minutes before it locked up. Can anyone please help?
09-09-2022 03:21 PM
Hello @Amyb71
Sorry to hear that you are having problems ... I would like to help you.
(1) Test your hardware Using the HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI)
--->>> Perform <all> tests
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_2854458-2733239-16
See section <Running HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI tests when Windows doesn't start>
See how it works:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14GKIpGPNRM
(2) Please report your results ( error messages, take pictures )