General steps for fixing problems with Windows 10


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    General steps for fixing problems with Windows 10


    General steps for fixing Windows problems.

    Whenever you have a problem, you should always make your own topic, with as much detail (not length) as possible. Include appropriate screen shots as well. This is just the general direction in which you should proceed.



    This won't fix: Games, 3rd party programs, 3rd party drivers, user profiles, etc.
    These steps are for fixing Window's file corruption problems...

    Whenever Windows is acting weird... run these commands...

    Open a command prompt as Admin, and run... sfc /scannow <----- System File Checker
    IF... SFC finds any errors (fixed or not fixed), run this command... Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth



    Then... if Windows still isn't working properly...

    An In-Place Upgrade "compares" what is installed on the computer, with the Windows ISO image.
    Then, it overwrites any corrupted Windows files, with clean copies from the ISO image.
    This is how it "repairs" Windows while allowing you to keep your programs and personal files.


    Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade



    If the In-Place upgrade doesn't work... then you're down to this...

    Clean Install Windows 10
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