Can't run MsConfig from Troubleshooter. Auto Repair runs every boot

[DavidBailey]

Windows saved some of my preferences online

I would guess you have a Microsoft Account ?
They saved some of my stuff too.

Thanks to All for the help. Case closed.

This venture turned out well.

 

[Rich M]

That is great news and nice find Holdum but please make sure you uninstall those driver programs you used. They are the fastest way I can think of
to lose your system to Malware before long and Revo Uninstaller or Wise Uninstaller are the best at removing every bit of those programs so you don't have any "danglers".

 

[DavidBailey]

Now would be a good time to make a system image.
Format your usb as NTFS to get one big image file instead of a bunch of 4GB files like you would get if it was formatted as FAT32.

https://www.macrium.com/reflectfree

Add the boot time recovery option if you use it.

Revo free---

https://www.revouninstaller.com/revo_uninstaller_free_download.html

 

[holdum323]

That's great. I like happy endings!(y)

 

[Mugsy]

please make sure you uninstall those driver programs you used. They are the fastest way I can think of to lose your system to Malware before long and Revo Uninstaller or Wise Uninstaller are the best at removing every bit of those programs so you don't have any "danglers".

I'm also a fan of IObit's "Uninstaller".

Once I have everything back the way I like it, I'll back up the entire C: drive (it's just a tiny 32gb SSD, 27gb formatted and not even half full) just to be safe. Lesson learned.