Why do I suddenly get a not genuine Windows notification?

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  1. xdouven
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       New #11

    Thank you, that narrows down the problem for me.

    I'm pretty sure I didn't tamper with the BIOS myself in any way, so could it be helpful for me to do a disk check?
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  3. NoelDP
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       New #12

    Unlikely - but worth a try
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