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03-06-2025 08:51 AM
hello a friend fed the command attrib -h -s -r /s /d C:\*.* to the cmd and i found it alredy runnind several commands with mmost showing access denied i immediatetly stopped it with ctrl+c the following day my pc upon restart kept telling me did not restart properly giving a blue screen when i restart it the files explorer coundt run it cant open any folder nor access external drives . the pc is also telling me to activate it now yet i dont even know what the activation key iis the seller dint gave. its the same machine am using it now i can browse run other installed softwares like achicard and proteus but not files explorer. what could be the issue and how shall i go about it.
03-09-2025 06:28 AM - edited 03-09-2025 06:30 AM
Hi @koechs,
Welcome to the HP Support Community! We're stoked to have you on board!
To help us get started on resolving your issue, could you please share the model name of your device?
We're looking forward to helping you get back up and running!
Best regards,
Kuroi_Kenshi
I am an HP Employee