Have Just Reset Windows 10 Home PC yet Something is Missing

ApeIsland · 22 Dec 2018

Before I chose to reset Windows 10 Home (x64) installation a warning prompt emerged on the screen reminding me of things that I will need to reinstall after Windows was done resetting. The problem is is that I didn't write this down because I have done this so many times.
Things that it listed to be reinstalled were things like 1. Visual Studio C++ Redistributable 2. Apps 3. Programs, etc... edit: I was in such a rush to reinstall i dont remember what it said. I figured that I could remember.
After all, the usual components are all that are needed: Windows Management Interface and/or Chipset Drivers; Display Driver; .Net Framework perhaps, etc...
However, right now games are crashing (not just one game), and clearly an important component is missing.
Can someone run through a list of usual downloads/installs they go through after a new installation?

I cannot figure out what's missing.

Here is the link to my motherboard website:

https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/H8...Desk_Download/

System:

CPU: Intel i7 4770
Motherboard: Gigabyte H81M-K
GPU: Geforce GTX 1060

Porthos · 22 Dec 2018

There is usually a "removed apps" file on your desktop.

ApeIsland · 22 Dec 2018

Porthos said:

There is usually a "removed apps" file on your desktop.

Thanks, I'll look.

What is installed correctly right now:

GPU Drivers
BIOS
Chipset
DirectX 12
Visual Studio C++ Redistributable
AHCI and BIOS Setting

dalchina · 22 Dec 2018

The problem is is that I didn't write this down because I have done this (reset) so many times.

I'm wondering why so often?

I installed Win 10 a few months after first public release - build 1507. I've upgraded through every build since, except I skipped 1803. No resets, no clean installs.

I've avoided 2 or 3 near catastrophes by using disk imaging routinely- letting me restore Windows to a previously working state. You might be interested in using e.g. Macrium Reflect (free) + external storage for disk images.

joeandmarg0 · 23 Dec 2018

What problems are given in Reliability History and DXDIAG?

ApeIsland · 23 Dec 2018

joeandmarg0 said:

What problems are given in Reliability History and DXDIAG?

Have Just Reset Windows 10 Home PC yet Something is Missing-reliable-history-image.png

Here is a picture of today's Reliable History.

A description of the GPU, for example is: "Driver Management concluded the process to install driver nv_dispi.inf_amd64_adc520364db29861 for Device Instance ID PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1C03&SUBSYS_62643842&REV_A1\4&3834D97&0&0008 with the following status: 0x0."

My Wifi, Netgear, and Visual C++ Studio 2015) also come up.

I'll list more, of course, I'm not sure what to list yet.

dalchina · 24 Dec 2018

I think you need to click on the red X to find out what crash corresponds to that. That screenshot doesn't seem to say anything about what's crashing.

Another possibility is to use Appcrashview (free).

right now games are crashing (not just one game), and clearly an important component is missing.

Any sensibly written program would give you an appropriate message if some component were missing.
You could uninstall all Visual C++ components and reinstall them, particularly the one you mention.

My Wifi, Netgear, and Visual C++ Studio 2015) also come up.

- in what way- with what message?

ApeIsland · 24 Dec 2018

Ok, I have fixed the problem that was causing my games to crash.
I found that the problem was with the games that use Voice Chat, I needed to either disable
Voice Chat or else install a Headphone with Microphone.
Thanks for the help.

dalchina · 24 Dec 2018

Good news..