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So all of a sudden my Windows 10 installation decided to become insane. So I decided to install updates and reboot, update failed so it reverted, but the problems remain:

  • Couldn't log in until literally the 10+th time.
  • My keyboard is typing in symbols a la greek letters, copyright, trademark symbol, accented greek letters you name it.
  • My  mouse acts as if its draggin as soon as I click, and the scroll wheel acts as zoom in e.g. Chrome. Clicking just maximizes/unmaximizes.
  • Pressing ESC or Tab acts as if the ALT or the Windows key is pressed.
  • Windows key doesn't do anything

Basically Windows has gone batshit crazy over the course of a minute. Any idea why or what I can do to troubleshoot this? I've ran a scan with MBAM, which didn't find anything. Plugging in another mouse or bashing ESC seemed to snap it out of it shortly, but no longer works. What's going on? Am I compromised (unlikely I guess, but hey, why not)?

Crystal: CPU: i7 7700K | Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix Z270F | RAM: GSkill 16 GB@3200MHz | GPU: Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti FE | Case: Corsair Crystal 570X (black) | PSU: EVGA Supernova G2 1000W | Monitor: Asus VG248QE 24"

Laptop: Dell XPS 13 9370 | CPU: i5 10510U | RAM: 16 GB

Server: CPU: i5 4690k | RAM: 16 GB | Case: Corsair Graphite 760T White | Storage: 19 TB

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Safe mode?

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1 minute ago, fasauceome said:

Safe mode?

Ah yeah good point.

 

It just doesn't make any sense. Just going about my business one minute, boom insanity next minute.

Crystal: CPU: i7 7700K | Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix Z270F | RAM: GSkill 16 GB@3200MHz | GPU: Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti FE | Case: Corsair Crystal 570X (black) | PSU: EVGA Supernova G2 1000W | Monitor: Asus VG248QE 24"

Laptop: Dell XPS 13 9370 | CPU: i5 10510U | RAM: 16 GB

Server: CPU: i5 4690k | RAM: 16 GB | Case: Corsair Graphite 760T White | Storage: 19 TB

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Remember that you have (assuming you didn't disable it), have Save Points. Using System Restore you can bring your system back in time without affecting your personal files.

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9 hours ago, GoodBytes said:

Remember that you have (assuming you didn't disable it), have Save Points. Using System Restore you can bring your system back in time without affecting your personal files.

They should be enabled. It did that on its own already when the update failed. Everything is back to normal now though... really weird.

If anything I'd say it went away as soon as the start menu went from "Shutdown and update" to just "Shutdown" etc. again. Maybe the updated stuff was in a weird half/half state?

Crystal: CPU: i7 7700K | Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix Z270F | RAM: GSkill 16 GB@3200MHz | GPU: Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti FE | Case: Corsair Crystal 570X (black) | PSU: EVGA Supernova G2 1000W | Monitor: Asus VG248QE 24"

Laptop: Dell XPS 13 9370 | CPU: i5 10510U | RAM: 16 GB

Server: CPU: i5 4690k | RAM: 16 GB | Case: Corsair Graphite 760T White | Storage: 19 TB

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1 hour ago, homeap5 said:

Are you sure you keyboard is ok?

Yeah the keyboard is fine. No liquid spills or something on it ever and it's not that old.

Crystal: CPU: i7 7700K | Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix Z270F | RAM: GSkill 16 GB@3200MHz | GPU: Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti FE | Case: Corsair Crystal 570X (black) | PSU: EVGA Supernova G2 1000W | Monitor: Asus VG248QE 24"

Laptop: Dell XPS 13 9370 | CPU: i5 10510U | RAM: 16 GB

Server: CPU: i5 4690k | RAM: 16 GB | Case: Corsair Graphite 760T White | Storage: 19 TB

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7 hours ago, tikker said:

Yeah the keyboard is fine. No liquid spills or something on it ever and it's not that old.

Anyway - unplug keyboard and plug different one, just for be sure.

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1 hour ago, homeap5 said:

Anyway - unplug keyboard and plug different one, just for be sure.

It just magically fixed itself after a few reboots. Weird problem.

Crystal: CPU: i7 7700K | Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix Z270F | RAM: GSkill 16 GB@3200MHz | GPU: Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti FE | Case: Corsair Crystal 570X (black) | PSU: EVGA Supernova G2 1000W | Monitor: Asus VG248QE 24"

Laptop: Dell XPS 13 9370 | CPU: i5 10510U | RAM: 16 GB

Server: CPU: i5 4690k | RAM: 16 GB | Case: Corsair Graphite 760T White | Storage: 19 TB

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