Computer issues after last Windows Update

[Debbie292d]

Dell XPS 8940 PC
Windows 11
Chrome browser
Malwarebytes
No other outside VPN or virus scanner.

The last Windows update a couple of days ago did two things that I was not expecting and cannot fix.

1. I had about 200 files/photos in my downloads folder. (I planned to put them in appropriate folders.) That was wiped clean. I searched for some I knew the file name of, and they are nowhere on this PC, not even Trash. Most I can replace so no issues here, just mentioning it as it shouldn't have happened.

2. I seem to have lost my cookies and keep losing them. I have to re-authenticate several times a day to log in to BYC, Facebook has to send me verification texts, and Grammarly needs me to log in everywhere instead of automatically being there. Other sites are acting the same. The usernames and passwords are all there, but they need further verification each time.

Chrome things I checked:

I did not do this, and haven't done it in over a year or more:

There are cookies but not the right ones maybe or perhaps this isn't the issue?

I didn't see a setting for it to not clear cookies upon closing the browser window. Maybe I'm wrong here, and it has nothing to do with cookies?

@Nifty-Chicken @CarpCharacin @azurbanclucker @notabitail Anyone have other ideas for me to check? I'm stumped.

 

[casportpony]

1. I had about 200 files/photos in my downloads folder. (I planned to put them in appropriate folders.) That was wiped clean. I searched for some I knew the file name of, and they are nowhere on this PC, not even Trash. Most I can replace so issues here, just mentioning it as it shouldn't have happened.

I asked AI and it said to check C:\Users for extra or duplcate user folders:

 

[Debbie292d]

I asked AI and it said to check C:\Users for extra or duplcate user folders:
View attachment 4261637

I had checked that. There's two folders. Mine and Public. Mine is everything, Public has my PDF Foxit in there.

 

[Debbie292d]

Interestingly, I just got an email. So my computer thinks I'm missing part of my OS?

 

[Debbie292d]

Installed that and rebooted. No change.

Had to verify everywhere all over again. This is getting old fast!

 

[casportpony]

Did you find your missing files?

 

[Debbie292d]

Did you find your missing files?

No. I'm not worried about that though. It's a pain but I can download most from iCloud again. I just mention it as that also happened from the Windows Update.