2018-01-08, 02:49
Obviously something in your operating system was conflicting or corrupted. For a system that is constantly testing installs, uninstalls, various registry mods, hardware changes that affect software, etc. this can take its toll. I've had the same things occur like non-functions that make absolutely no sense. Normally, I'd never advise a complete overhaul but in your case you made a good decision. I'll give you a tip since you're on another adventure and may incur others after this. Forget all about system restore. Use system imaging instead. It's much more accurate at removing a problem yet leaving your system intact. You can back up and store as many as you would like. They take as much time to revert as system restore. They are more reliable. You can include notes with each image so months from now you know exactly what the image is. Handy for those moments you discover a problem that has existed for months but you never knew. It too is built into Windows, simple to use, and the list of benefits goes on. I suggest install your O/S, tune it and make an image and store this original one. Make some changes to your system and note what you did. Make another image and store this one. Proceed to more installs and fine tuning, etc. Make another image and store it with notes. Do this until you are 100% comfortable and make a final image after everything is up and running and you confirm. Then decide if you want to delete all the previous ones. They are only there in case you ran into problems and need to image your way back in time until you find the offense. From there you'd know how to correct it so you can proceed again. Update your final image from time to time because somehow we always continue making changes. I've been using the same image (updated) for years now. Yes, I run into serious problems testing and modding stuff all the time. My image always saves me.