Explorer running slow in normal mode, fine in safe mode.?

Windows Defender Offline

Now that is great. Now that we know your computer is clean try going back to a restore point before the auto updates. Remember to look for any program that has a auto update including Windows. If all goes well with your restore point it's time to install MSE and update it. We need this to keep your computer safe while on line.

Microsoft Security Essentials - Free Antivirus for Windows
Please get back with your results. There/their is more things you can do to speed things up a little. It's a step at a time thing.

thiskent,

Run the attached script and upload the wdologs.txt file which is placed on your desktop.

# **********************INSTRUCTIONS**************************
# STEP 1 ** RUN POWERSHELL AS ADMINISTRATOR ******************
# ************************************************************
#
# WIN key | type POWERSHELL | do NOT hit ENTER |
# in the PROGRAMS list, right-click on WINDOWS POWERSHELL |
# choose "Run as administrator" |
# Click on the YES button (if such appears)
#
# WIN key = key with Microsoft log on top
#
# for the guru:
# WIN | type POWERSHELL | CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER key combo | ALT+Y keycombo
# ************************************************************
# STEP 2 ** COPY AND PASTE ***********************************
# ************************************************************
#
# COPY the script using CTRL+C,
# COPY every line of script down thru both EXIT statements
#
# PASTE into Powershell
#----Right-Click at the PowerShell Prompt
#----(Ctrl+V does not work)
#
# Start copying with first script line without a # at start of the line
# Note: Actually, you can paste the entire file if you rather
#-------Lines starting with a # are ignored by PowerShell
# ************************************************************
# STEP 3 ** SCRIPT OUTPUT & SCRIPT PURPOSE *******************
# ************************************************************
# --The script output and purpose is given at the very front of the script
#
# --The script output and purpose is given at the very front of the script
#
# ************************************************************
# ***************** NOTE - POWERSHELL VERSION*****************
# if you receive this error msg:
#--The system can not find the path specified
# you may need to update your PowerShell
# you must be using Powershell 2.0 or later.
#
# To determine your Powershell version:
#---Run PowerShell
#---enter $host.version
#---you should see at least:
# Major Minor Build Revision
# ----- ----- ----- --------
# 2......0......-1.....-1
#
# If you do not see the above, update your Vista/Win 7.
# ************************************************************
# *************** NOTE - EXECUTION POLICY*********************
# If you haven't set the execution policy, you may need to:
#---Run PowerShell
#---enter SET-EXECUTIONPOLICY -EXECUTIONPOLICY REMOTESIGNED
# ************************************************************

Script:

# ************************************************************
# Zips up files from Windows Defender Offline
# Places WDOlogs.ZIP on your Desktop
# ************************************************************
function New-Zip {
param([Parameter(Mandatory=$true,Position=0,ValueFromPipeline=$true)]
[String]$Path,[Switch]$PassThru,[Switch]$Force )
Process {$force = $true
if (Test-Path $path) {if (-not $Force) { return } }
Set-Content $path ("PK" + [char]5 + [char]6 + ("$([char]0)" * 18))
$item=Get-Item $path;$item.IsReadOnly=$false;if($passThru){$item}}}
function Copy-ToZip{param(
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true,Position=0,`
ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$true)] 
[Alias('FullName')][String]$File,[Parameter(Mandatory=$true,Position=1)]
[String]$Zfile,[Switch]$HideProgress,[Switch]$Force )
Begin {$HideProgress = $false;$force = $true;
$ShellApplication = New-Object -ComObject Shell.Application
if (-not (Test-Path $Zfile)) {New-Zip $Zfile -verbose:$false `
-ea:silentlycontinue -force:$true};$Path= Resolve-Path $Zfile;
$ZipPackage = $ShellApplication.Namespace("$Path") }
Process {$afile = Get-Item $File;if (-not $afile) {return}        
if (-not $hideProgress) {$perc +=5;if ($perc -gt 100) { $perc = 0 } 
Write-Progress "Copying" $afile.FullName -PercentComplete $perc}
$Flags = 0; if ($force) {$flags = 16 -bor 1024 -bor 64 -bor 512 };
Write-Verbose $afile.Fullname;
$ZipPackage.CopyHere($afile.Fullname, $flags);
Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 500 } }
$divider = "#" * 79
$WDO = join-path $env:TEMP \wdofileinfo.txt
IF (test-path $WDO) {del $WDO -ea:silentlycontinue -force:$true}
$dir = $env:windir + '\Microsoft Antimalware\Support'
$a = dir $dir -rec -force -ea:silentlycontinue | sort lastwritetime |
where {$_.extension -eq '.log'} |
select name, lastwritetime, creationtime, lastaccesstime,  fullname
$arr = @();$arr += $a
$a | foreach ($_.fullname) {$c = $divider;$d = $_.fullname;
$e = get-content -path $_.fullname;$arr += $c, $d, $e }
$arr | out-file $WDO
$zip = $env:userprofile + '\desktop\WDOlogs.ZIP'
new-zip $zip -verbose:$false -ea:silentlycontinue -force:$true
copy-tozip  $WDO $zip -verbose:$false; del $WDO

EXIT
EXIT 


Thanks Karl we needed that. OP's post #1 is quite bothersome.
It's a fairly new build and I was stupid and forgot to get a virus protection i can't install it in safe mode either..

thiskent,
carry out post #5.

then run the script again. You goofed.