Hey everyone! I'm a rapper and music producer, and I recently tried out some cracked plugins on my laptop. Ever since I installed them, my laptop has been super slow. It used to work just fine, but now even simple tasks take forever to complete.
I've run scans using Malwarebytes and Windows Defender, and they didn't find any issues, so I'm at a loss. Here are my laptop specs: it's an Asus X515E running Windows 11 with 8GB of RAM and 512GB of storage.
Has anyone else faced this problem? I'd really appreciate any advice on how to fix this!
2 Answers
Sounds like it could be malware. I recommend doing a clean install of Windows to get everything back to normal. Just be sure to avoid those cracked plugins from now on—they're usually not worth the hassle!
Just a heads-up, any issues from using cracked software are on you. If you’ve installed them, you might already be facing consequences like reduced performance or even further complications later on.
Thanks for the tip! This laptop actually belongs to my brother, and I’m not too tech-savvy with these things. Is there a way to fix it without wiping the whole drive? I'd prefer not to go that route.