If you encounter these issues, you can use built‑in Windows repair tools—Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) and System File Checker (SFC)—to scan for corrupted system files and restore missing or damaged Windows components, helping to return your system to a stable, working state.

Windows provides a variety of configuration tools tailored to meet the needs of different users. These built-in tools facilitate your device's customization and monitoring, allowing you to change Windows' configuration to suit your preferences and requirements with precision.

If you can’t install, uninstall, or update a desktop program in Windows 10, the Program Install and Uninstall troubleshooter can automatically fix common issues such as corrupted registry keys or incomplete uninstall data.

You can use the Wilogutl.exe tool to analyze log files from a Windows Installer installation. This tool may suggest solutions to errors that are found in a log file.

Get Help has troubleshooters you can run for many common scenarios. These often help resolve issues without the need to contact support. If a troubleshooter is available for your issue, select Start to run that troubleshooter. After you run any troubleshooter, Get Help provides details on any findings and suggestions for possible remedies.

Update drivers through Device Manager in Windows. Tip: The best way to get driver updates in Windows is automatically using Windows Update. For more information, see Automatically get recommended drivers and updates for your hardware.

There are different ways to remove apps and programs, so if you can't find the one you're looking for, you can try another location. Note that some apps and programs are built into Windows and can't be uninstalled. You can try to repair a program first, if it's just not running correctly.

Different update packages are required for different Windows OS image architectures. Select the architecture that matches the installation image to which you will apply this update: Microsoft Defender update for Windows Operating system installation image: 32-bit | 64-bit | ARM64. Note: These links point to defender-update-kit- [x86|x64|arm].zip.

To determine the version of your WinRE image, see the "Methods to verify the WinRE version installed" section. If your running PC does not have a WinRE recovery partition. To verify if you have WinRE enabled, run the following command in an elevated command prompt: reagentc /info.

When you check the Windows version and build number of the new WIM file, the image metadata reports that the version and build numbers are from Windows 10, version 1903 or 2004 respectively. For example, you create a new WIM file for Windows 10, version 20H2.