If some Windows functions aren't working or Windows crashes, use the System File Checker to scan Windows and restore your files. Though the steps below might look complicated at first glance, just follow them in order, step-by-step, and we’ll try to get you back on track.

Here's some of the things you can do in the PC Health Check app in Windows: If you’re currently running Windows 10, PC Health Check provides a comprehensive eligibility check for your device to ensure it meets the Windows 11 minimum system requirements.

This article talks about how to use the Bootrec.exe tool in the Windows RE to troubleshoot and repair the following items in Windows Vista or Windows 7: A master boot record (MBR) A boot sector. A Boot Configuration Data (BCD) store.

Manually resize your partition by 250 MB. Open a Command Prompt window (cmd) as admin. To check the WinRE status, run reagentc /info. If the WinRE is installed, there should be a “Windows RE location” with a path to the WinRE directory.

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.

You can configure the applications that run at startup with both tools, but they present the information slightly differently. The Task Manager provides a more detailed view, including the impact each app has on the startup process.

Here's a list of startup settings that you can choose from. To select one, use the number keys or function keys F1-F9: Enable debugging. Starts Windows in an advanced troubleshooting mode intended for IT professionals and system administrators. Enable boot logging.

Fixes an issue in which Windows is not deployed when you try to offline inject a third-party out-of-box storage controller driver. This issue occurs when you use Windows PE 4.0 to deploy a version of Windows that is earlier than Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012.

For the Windows PE recovery option, the user is prompted to boot to Windows PE and the remediation script runs automatically. For the safe mode recovery option, the device boots to safe mode. The user needs to sign in with the local Administrator account and manually run the script.

Secure Boot is an important security feature designed to prevent malicious software from loading when your PC starts up (boots). Most modern PCs are capable of Secure Boot, but in some instances, there may be settings that cause the PC to appear to not be capable of Secure Boot.