How to Turn On or Off Automatic Recommended Troubleshooting in Windows 10
If something isn't working in Windows 10, running a troubleshooter might help. Troubleshooters can find and fix many common problems for you.
Starting with Windows 10 build 17704, you can keep your device healthy by automatically applying recommended troubleshooting for known problems.
Starting with Windows 10 build 18305, recommended troubleshooting is now fully functional. You may see recommended troubleshooting from us while we test the feature. These tests, marked as “sample recommended troubleshooter”, are safe to run and will not make any changes to your device. The tests help to ensure that the feature is working as designed and give you an opportunity to give feedback, so we can help keep your device working at its best.
- Run automatically, don't notify me
Windows will automatically run recommended troubleshooters for problems detected on your device without bothering you.- Run automatically, then notify me
Windows will tell you after recommended troubleshooters have solved a problem so you know what happened.- Ask me before running (default)
We’ll let you know when recommended troubleshooting is available. You can review the problem and changes before running the troubleshooters.- Don't run any
Windows will automatically run critical troubleshooters but won’t recommend troubleshooting for other problems. You will not get notifications for known problems, and you will need to manually troubleshoot these problems on your device.
Note: Devices enrolled in the Windows Insider Program can’t select “Only fix critical problems for me".
This tutorial will show you how to change recommended troubleshooting settings to turn on or off running troubleshooters automatically for known problems for all users in Windows 10.
You must be signed in as an administrator to turn on or off recommended troubleshooting.
Contents
- Option One: Change Recommended Troubleshooting Settings in Settings
- Option Two: Change Recommended Troubleshooting Settings using a REG file
EXAMPLE: Recommended troubleshooting notification
1 Open Settings, and click/tap on the Update & Security icon.
2 Click/tap on Troubleshoot on the left side, and select the Recommended troubleshooting setting you want in the drop menu on the right side. (see screenshot below)
3 You can now close Settings if you like.
The downloadable .reg files below will modify the DWORD value in the registry key below.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsMitigation
UserPreference DWORD
1 = Don't running troubleshooters
2 = Ask me before running troubleshooters
3 = Run troubleshooters automatically, then notify me
4 = Run troubleshooters automatically, don't notify me
1 Do step 2 (run and don't notify), step 3 (run and notify), step 4 (ask), or step 5 (don't run any) below for what you would like to do.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 6 below.
Run_troubleshooters_automatically_do_not_notify_me.reg
Download
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 6 below.
Run_troubleshooters_automatically_then_notify_me.reg
Download
This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 6 below.
Ask_me_before_running_troubleshooters.reg
Download
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 6 below.
Dont_run_any_troubleshooters.reg
Download
6 Save the .reg file to your desktop.
7 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
8 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
9 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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