>>10294521. no the VPN is when it all broke and after a fresh reinstall its still broken, i could be wrong and it was a driver update i did that broke it but im not sure at this point. (no vpn running currently or installed at this point, however, it is possible im retarded and the internet was always unstable)
2. 2ndary was ALWASY connected, however, a browser installed on it seems to load pages 100% correctly 90% of the time, th eother 10% it gives me the ssl security error message or teh page is just blank forever loading. FF or Edge are a nightmare to use, simply updating a thread on 4chan or browsing catalogs has connection errors 90% of the time.
3. i scanned it using windows defender, using malwarebytes, and using kaspersky, they removed it and then i did a fresh install of the OS again for the 3rd fucking time. and by fresh i mean i used a USB and formatted the main drive, i didnt just "reset" in windows settings.
also the 6tb has always been connected, i havent disconnected ever in this entire process.
4. use bios to tune it to gen 3? ive messed with bios only alittle to change shit like boot order and test fans, ill look up to see if i can change it to gen 3 but im unaware off the top of my head on how to do that.