Issues after the PC crashed

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My mom was using the family PC which has 3 accounts on it (Windows 7): One for my sister, dad, and mom. While my mom was streaming youtube videos, the computer crashed on her although she can't remember what it stated. So after the computer reset, she noticed the time had changed but she wasn't able to change it. The user account control screen popped up which showed my dads account and sisters account and it requested her to put in a password for either of them. Keep in mind, neither of those accounts had passwords setup. So I went on and started to look into it. At first, I tried to get on the net and I kept seeing the message appear that the site wasn't trusted. Sites like youtube, google, etc. I logged onto my sisters account and was able to change the time to the correct time, which allowed me to use the net on my mom's account. The problem with the "user account control" popping up hasn't gone away though. Anytime I need admins rights to use a program or whatever, that UAC screen pops up asking for the passwords, which again were never set to begin with. When I try to enter my dads account, it states his password has expired and that a new one needs to be set, so it asks for the old password so that I can set the new password... Not really sure what's going on here.

I tried checking the disk for errors
I scanned the computer with the AVG, malwarebytes, and spybot thinking there was some kind of virus
I tried restoring the system back to a week ago

Everything checked out ok and the system restore didn't change anything. What else is there to look for?
 

My Computer

OS
windows 7 64 bit

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self built using existing case
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit sp1
CPU
Intel i5 3570 3.4Ghz Ivy Bridge SKT 1155 quad core
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z77-HD3 SKT 1155 2xSata 3, 4x USB 3.0
Memory
G-Skill Rip Jaws 16Gb (8x2) DDR3 -1600 PC3 12800 CL 10 red
Graphics Card(s)
Gigabyte NVIDIA GT610 1Gb DDR3 810/1200 PCI-E 2.0 Silent
Sound Card
NVIDIA High Definition & Realtech High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Philips 226V4L 16:9 aspect ratio
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080 HD
Hard Drives
Samsung 840 Pro 256gb SSD, SATA 3.
Hitachi Touro Portable 1tb, USB 3.0 HDD used for image b/ups.
PSU
Corsair VS450
Case
Codeng
Cooling
PSU fan & CPU fan
Keyboard
Logitech
Mouse
Logitech Wireless trackball M570
Internet Speed
Wireless 3G. 3mg down & 550kb up.
Antivirus
Bitdefender Internet Security 2020
Browser
Opera (Current Version) & Firefox
Other Info
MS Office 2013 Pro. Davis weather station software. MGE Nova 600 avr UPS.
Hi

Also go to Start --> Windows update, to check for any security and critical updates available.

Date and Time is one common reason for such thing to happen.
When i want to update/install Android apps, it prevent me from doing anything.
It was then i note that the date/time went back to ancient time.
After reset date/time, it is back to normal.
 

My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Toshiba L630 and L735
OS
Windows 7 x64
Hard Drives
240 GB SSD
One more point on the Date/Time.
How old is the computer.

Maybe it is time to change the coin battery on the motherboard.
Date/time may be affect by this coin battery.

Not necessary to do now if it is done.
When next time this do happen again, go to BIOS to confirm on the date/time is faulty or not.
If faulty, then replace that coin battery.
 

My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Toshiba L630 and L735
OS
Windows 7 x64
Hard Drives
240 GB SSD
The computer crashed for some reason and it can have corrupted files.

Schedule a disk check: Open CMD window and type chkdsk c: /f
Run a System File Check : Open CMD window and type sfc /scannow
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
    custom build
    OS
    Windows 7 HP 64
    CPU
    i5 6600K - 800MHz to 4200MHz
    Motherboard
    GA-Z170-HD3P
    Memory
    4+4G GSkill DDR4 3000
    Graphics Card(s)
    IG - Intel 530
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 226BW
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    (1) -1 SM951 – 128GB M.2 AHCI PCIe SSD drive for Windows 7 and Lubuntu
    (2) -1 WD SATA 3 - 1T for Data
    (3) -1 WD SATA 3 - 1T for backup
    PSU
    Thermaltake 450W TR2 gold
    Keyboard
    Old and good Chicony mechanical keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech mX performance - 9 buttons (had to disable some)
    Internet Speed
    500Mb/s
    Browser
    Firefox 64
    Other Info
    TinyWall firewall
  • Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model Number
    Asus Q550LF
    OS
    Windows 7 Pro
    CPU
    i7-4500U 800MHz to 3.0GHz
    Motherboard
    Asus Q550LF
    Memory
    (4+4)G DDR3 1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    IG intel 4400 + NVIDIA GeForce GT 745M
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Display LP156WF4-SPH1
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    BX500 120G SSD for Windows and programs +
    1T HDD for data
    Internet Speed
    500 Mb/s
    Browser
    Firefox
    Other Info
    TinyWall firewall
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