Christ, this thread makes me want to break down in tears until I'm a snotty-nosed quivering mess.  You just made me more paranoid, because it takes some technical knowledge to follow your suggestions and, as I've said a million times before, using bitcoin for me is like driving a car with little understanding of what's under the hood and I lack the skills to get said car roadworthy again in case of a breakdown. 

What's this about the autoplay function being a big risk?  I run Windows but I'm not sure if I have that activated or not.  I'll check after I post this, but it isn't clear to me what the danger is.

In any case, I very much appreciate the suggestions, NotATether.  The only other software wallet I like is Sparrow, but I much prefer Electrum.