If the steps above don't work, you may need to reinstall Windows. For more info, see Windows 10 recovery options. Describes how to use the System File Checker tool to troubleshoot missing or corrupted system files in Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7 or Windows Vista.

Windows 11 Windows 10. PC Health Check app brings you up to date info on your Windows device health, helping you take action to improve your device performance and troubleshoot performance problems. It is periodically updated based on customer feedback to help you make the most of your Windows PC. How to open PC Health Check.

UPDATED 4/21/22. Summary. This update installs the PC Health Check application onto Windows 10,version 20H2 and later devices. However, we will not install PC Health Check on Windows 11 devices. PC Health Check includes diagnostics to monitor device health and troubleshooting to improve performance, all from the convenience of a single dashboard.

More help. If you can't see the desktop and instead see a blue, black, or blank screen, see Troubleshoot blue screen errors or Troubleshoot black or blank screen errors. Check for Windows updates. Learn how to update drivers in Windows using Device Manager to update or reinstall a driver.

To install a new microphone, follow these steps: Make sure your microphone is connected to your PC. Select Start > Settings > System > Sound. In Sound settings, go to Input to see your connected microphones. If it's a Bluetooth microphone, select Add device . To test a microphone that's already installed:

Windows 11 Windows 10. Disk Management in Windows helps you perform advanced storage tasks like initializing a new drive and extending or shrinking volumes. Here’s some info on things you can do using Disk Management: Initialize a new drive. Extend a basic volume. Shrink a basic volume. Change a drive letter. Troubleshoot Disk Management.

This update makes quality improvements to the servicing stack, which is the component that installs Windows updates. Servicing stack updates (SSU) ensure that you have a robust and reliable servicing stack so that your devices can receive and install Microsoft updates.

Go to Start > Settings > System > Troubleshoot > Other Troubleshooters and select the correct troubleshooter for your issue. Open Troubleshoot Settings. Devices running Windows 11 version 22H2 and older.

Windows 11 Windows 10. System File Checker is a utility in Windows that checks for problems with files on your computer. To run it, follow these steps: Make sure you've installed the latest updates for Windows, and then restart your machine. To find out more, read Update Windows.

Windows 10. In the search box on the taskbar, type device manager, then select Device Manager from the menu. Open Device Manager.