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Windows 10 Repair Tool?
Hello All,
Windows 7 had a repair tool which could be used by placing the Windows 7 CD in the CD player and running a repair. At least that is how I remember it. Anyway, is there a similar repair tool to run for Windows 10?
I am having several issues with Windows 10 lately. I have been running Windows 10 for at least a year without issue but all of a sudden, I am having problems. I can't really put my finger on anything I have done recently that might have caused a problem except for an attempt to install and use the Windows 10 app that links a phone to Windows 10. I ended up removing it but I had to use a removal wizard to completely get rid of it. The wizard was something from Microsfot.
The issues I am having with Windows 10 are as follows:
- Snip and Sketch stopped working. I had to download the app again from the Windows 10 store. I had trouble getting it reinstalled but i was successful.
- When I have several Windows open at the same time and I open a new window, the window opens but the new window opens behind the windows which are already open. I can see the new app is running on the taskbar. Sometimes I have to minimize the other windows to get to the newly opened window. Sometimes simply clicking on the icon on the task bar for the new window will work.
- Also Window related is what happens when I run Microsoft Word and Excel. I am running older versions of both, they may be 2010 version. Anyway, if Word and or Excel are running and I want to switch to either App, if I hover over the icon on the task bar, Word or Excel flashes\flickers in a small window. Word or Excel will not maximize though. I have tried right clicking and choosing restore or maximize but neither works. I usually end up minimizing the other windows to get to Word or Excel.
- I am having an audio issue that I posted in another thread and I have not been able to fix it. Basically an icon appears in the upper left, mutes the sound and will not allow me to adjust the sound. I have tried everything including updating the RealTek driver. The odd thing the sound was working great and then all of a sudden I have an issue. I am using onboard audio. I contacted the ASRock and after a few emails back and forth they suggested i disbale audio and buy a dedicated sound card.
- Last issue is Outlook related. Outlook was working fine and all of a sudden, I could not download new email. I had to call tech support and they made some changes to the configuration and I was able to get Outlook working.
So the issues I describe above may be related or not. The odd thing is they all happened near the same time which is why I listed all of them. I am fairly convinced that if i could run some type of Windows repair tool, it might help fix many of the problems. I don't have a Windows 10 CD because I upgraded from Windows 7.
Any ideas?
Thanks, Bill