dalchina....Thank you much.

You have given me a sobering overview. The fact you stated: System Restore (restoring) is viewed as very unreliable here, alas, and may sometimes still not work if...

ignatzatsonic .... thank you !

I am a bit green and not practiced, so some of what you ask, I have not been down this or that road yet.

1. Your first question: I have not "backed up" my...

Sept 18, 2018* 11 pm* Central Time

Lenovo laptop 2014 vintage* , Windows 8.1, I have submitted details to TENFORUMS.
Intel Core i7 4510U CPU @ 2.00GHz 2.60GHz

Currently have MalwareBytes** Ver...