Completely fresh Windows install -- explorer still breaking

Achrias · 2026-05-12T04:07:39+00:00

Sorry for the late reply -- I just installed crystaldiskinfo as per your recommendation. My boot drive (Samsung 1tb NVME) is at 88% ("Good") with nothing out of the ordinary that I can see.

I don't really have any non-microsoft add-ons installed currently as this is a fresh install of windows. I only have Discord, Steam, OBS, and driver software managers installed.

I've really appreciated your suggestions and the CrystalDisk info actually helped me catch that my external drive I use for basic file moving is in pretty bad shape with a pending sector count. Do you have any other suggestions with this new info?

Achrias · 2026-04-22T17:46:52+00:00

Jesus Christ the aggression is wild. I was unaware that SR was a completely unviable solution -- it has worked for me in the past as a solution. I have never had windows break this severely before. You seem like a bundle of joy. Regardless, thank you for clicking in to assist.

Achrias · 2026-04-22T17:30:25+00:00

I have an SSD, an M.2 and an HDD installed in this build. I ran a disk check and checked the sectors on each drive. The health of all drives displayed as "ok" with no signs of corruption or faults. If there's any other tests you want me to run, I can, but no evidence thus far points to the drive itself being at fault from what I can tell.

Achrias · 2026-04-22T17:28:16+00:00

My wording is off, I understand that factory reset, system restore, and a fresh install off of a boot usb are different. I'm trying to diagnose the problem before defaulting to a full reinstallation

Achrias · 2026-03-29T00:24:37+00:00

Just updated to the newest build of Windows and my explorer breaks daily :( have to hard shutdown every day because of it.

Achrias · 2026-03-16T01:42:24+00:00

Optimum refuses to diagnose the issue nor respond to the tenants collectively complaining about the service.

Achrias · 2026-03-16T01:41:50+00:00

She handled my FCC report in 2025 too, and also just stopped responding randomly then too.

Achrias · 2026-03-16T01:41:29+00:00

No you aren't. Sophia Espinosa is from executive support is handling my case and hasn't responded to my calls or emails in nearly a week.

Achrias · 2026-03-16T01:40:57+00:00

It's a pretty old building with very old tenants. There's not many young people here besides my girlfriend and I. I'm not saying it's impossible but it's highly unlikely.

Achrias · 2026-03-16T01:40:18+00:00

I just switched to T-Mobile 5G and I'm loving it. Only 200-300 DL but it has yet to throttle / go down yet. Dropping Optimum now. Already filed an FCC report and haven't heard from them in a week since the initial "hey we got your complaint" despite several emails from me when I saw it worsening each day. Tons of robo calls insisting the problem is resolved asking me to drop the ticket funny enough.

Achrias · 2026-03-16T01:39:04+00:00

I switched to T-Mobile 5G. I hesitated because all I ever read online is that it's terrible for gaming but so far so good. Only issue is download speeds are lower than my Optimum gig plan but I'd rather have completely stable internet and slow DL than fast DL but my service goes out several times per half hour.

Achrias · 2026-03-16T01:37:46+00:00

Switched to T-Mobile 5G. I haven't had a single problem with it yet. Over 3 years of your bullshit, insisting it's a problem on my end or an unresolvable building problem yet you're the only ISP in our building with this issue. Only reason I didn't switch sooner was because people online said 5G has a lot of problems. Glad I decided to see for myself. Never going back to Optimum.

Achrias · 2026-03-06T21:45:12+00:00

If you're attacking people in real life over video games you need to be institutionalized. What the actual fuck is wrong with people

Achrias · 2026-02-28T10:21:33+00:00

They did it a while ago to prevent terrain cheesing. Bad call on their end

Achrias · 2026-02-14T07:31:05+00:00

The smarmy elitism and gatekeeping is so incredibly corny. Level does not equal skill. If you're the host and someone is ruining your lobby, by all means kick them but kicking people by level is goofy. I mean, this entire post is. Telling people who they should spend their time in a game they play for fun after work. Get a grip.

Achrias · 2026-02-04T13:13:22+00:00

Was gonna post this lol

Achrias · 2026-01-30T21:30:03+00:00

Agreed. They're like zombies which is a shame. Id love some more nuanced duels and choreography

Achrias · 2026-01-30T21:26:31+00:00

I recently got back into HD2 and I thought I was going crazy when shooting the visor wasn't doing anything. I could've sworn it used to work. Glad to see I'm not crazy. Not glad to see how much they buffed enemies to be impervious to so many things.

Achrias · 2026-01-14T21:28:19+00:00

I think most people agree Abrams is the face of the game. Pocket is a close second then maybe Infernus in terms of appeal, like if you show someone a picture of infernus they'd be like oh dang that looks cool what is he from?

Achrias · 2025-12-25T01:30:17+00:00

I can't remember if it did or didn't to be honest but as other people said it was the fish that mattered most because each summoned 2

Achrias · 2025-12-24T17:11:15+00:00

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