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So whenever I start my PC there's this pop-up that says "Windows can't find C:\Users[Name]\etc\etc\etc" and I tried to remove whatever was happening from Startup but couldn't find anything. I've done eerything, I used Task Manager, I navigated to the startup folder, and I even used Autorun. Heck I used CCleaner to clean Registry files as well. Yet it keeps popping up. Just yesterday I had viruses and I got rid of all of them using Avast, McAfee, Malware scanner and Immunet. And this issue has been coming ever since. How do I fix it?

Gurmay Malvai
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An antivirus only finds what it was programmed to find, so there is no guarantee that your computer is not still infected.

In the hope that the virus program was deleted, and only its invocation still remains, search for the program that is named in the error message by using the following tools:

  • Autoruns which lists all startups and can search them all
  • RegScanner which can quickly search the registry
  • voidtools everything which can quickly search all files of the disk after indexing it (Windows Explorer can also do it).

Together they will enable you to eradicate the traces left by the virus. Hopefully the virus was eradicated, but watch for any strange happenings, and keep on running scans by various well-known antivirus products from time to time.

harrymc
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  • So I found a lot of results from RegScanner. Would it be safe to simply delete all the Registry keys from there? – Gurmay Malvai May 30 '21 at 10:17
  • Autoruns is much safer and should be enough. Registry updates are dangerous, so do not delete indiscriminately. I really don't like the sound of "a lot of results", so don't do it without real understanding of what you are doing. Take backups before doing registry work, especially creating a System Restore backup. If you need advice, add the list of found keys to your question. – harrymc May 30 '21 at 10:23
  • I can't find a single result in Autoruns, that's the problem, however I do find it in RegScanner. – Gurmay Malvai May 30 '21 at 10:25
  • Post the list if you want advice. Do NOT delete a lot of registry entries. – harrymc May 30 '21 at 10:27
  • https://ibb.co/xzRdhHx – Gurmay Malvai May 30 '21 at 10:35
  • I posted a link. So the file its saying it can't open is Call Of Duty: WWII – Gurmay Malvai May 30 '21 at 10:35
  • Yeah, if you delete a lot, you might damage your system! – raspiduino May 30 '21 at 10:38
  • I do a google search and found out it's a game. – raspiduino May 30 '21 at 10:41
  • @raspiduino It is a game which I deleted long time back which only began to try booting up after I got a virus – Gurmay Malvai May 30 '21 at 10:52
  • This game is not dangerous. It was probably removed, just not completely. Your screenshot is unreadable, and what were you searching for? – harrymc May 30 '21 at 11:51