Of course removing all McAfee software is the very first thing everybody do... but won't help (never read before official MacAfee removal tool is unreliable at uninstalling it, BTW...). For a correct McAfee removal you have to uninstall first all McAfee programs from std Windows 10 uninstall panel, THEN pass the official removal tool:
http://us.mcafee.com/apps/supporttools/mcpr/mcpr.aspDone this from the beginning and never had issues updating it to Win 10 1803 and then to 1809.
Do NEVER use CCleaner and other similar tools instead as they can potentially damage your registry and software installation (and you'll see bad side effects only many time later). Registry cleaners and unofficial cleaners are unreliable as a rule. Uninstallers? Don't know, never used them except Mirekusoft Install monitor (that works the other way compared to well known uninstallers: it installs a background service that logs all the installers actions to undo them all the cleanest way, not based on up-to-date database per every single application as the majority of other uninstallers).
Everybody with these laptops GL703GS should install the above (msg #5) mentioned Samsung SSD driver: it's been confirmed by other users on other forums to solve weird sofware crashes and unexpected BSODs. Even doublecheck has been done: rolling back to original driver installed by Windows/ASUS reintroduced random BSODs and crashes.
edbert
epicseo
should definitely try this.
Unfortunately in my case they (see the 3 points at #5) seem HW related since nothing helped getting rid of freezes (no more strange BSODs with Samsung SSD drivers installed, at least) or USB power issue. I've read other users with my same issues even after they installed fresh new Windows 10 image without ASUS preinstalled software. This suggests it shouldn't be a software (preinstalled) related issue. Only RMA seems to have solved them...
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ASUS ROG Strix GL703GS, GTX 1070 8GB, 32GB RAM, 1920x1080 144Hz G-Sync laptop screen, external monitor UWQHD 3440x1440 Mi Monitor, NVMe 4x, 8BitDo Arcade Stick, EasySMX X10 controller, ROG Strix Carry mouse