How To Repair Windows 10
How To Repair Windows 10
Perhaps Windows 10 won't start. Or maybe it boots,
but crashes a lot. In either case, you need to fix the problem before you can
use your PC. Here are a few ways to repair Windows 10.
Method 1: Use Windows Startup Repair
If Windows 10 won't even boot up and take you to
the login screen or the desktop, your first step should be to use Startup
Repair. Here's how:
1. Navigate to the Windows 10
Advanced Startup Options menu. There are many ways to get to Windows
10 Advanced Startup Options. On many laptops, hitting F11 as soon as you
power on will get you there. Booting off an install disk and hitting Next then
Repair will do the job too.
Once your computer has booted, you'll want to
select Troubleshoot
And then you'll need to click Advanced options.
2. Click Startup Repair.
Windows will take anywhere from a few seconds to a
few minutes to attempt to fix the problem. It may not be able to. If you don't
actually have a startup problem, it will also say it can't fix the problem.
Method 2: Use Windows Restore
1. Get to Windows 10's Advanced Startup
Options menu.
2. Click System Restore.
The computer will reboot.
3. Select your username.
4. Enter your password.
5. Select a restore point from
the menu and follow the prompts. If you have no restore points, you can't use
this method.
Method 3: Perform a Disk Scan
Your Windows 10 problems may stem from a corrupt
file. If you can boot into the operating system -- even if you have to boot
into safe mode -- you should perform a file scan to check for problems.
1. Type "cmd" into the
search box.
2. Right click on Command Prompt and
select Run as Administrator.
3. Type sfc /scannow at command prompt and
hit Enter.
The scan will take a while and should fix any
corrupted files it finds.
Method 4: Reset Windows 10
If you want to get a clean start, free from rogue
software and drivers, you usually don't need to do a full install. Instead,
Windows 10 provides a built-in reset feature which takes your computer back to
the way it was before you had any software, special devices or data preloaded.
On a side note, if you're giving your computer to someone else, resetting is a
good way to wipe it.
See our tutorial on how to reset
Windows 10 to refresh your PC.
Method 5: Reinstall Windows 10 from Scratch
If all else fails and you can't even reset your
Windows computer, you can reinstall entirely. You won't even need an activation
number or any proof of purchase, either. Just make sure you have more than 4GB
of space available, as that's how much space the file you'll download takes up.
Here's how to reinstall Windows 10:
1. Visit this page and click Download tool
now.
2. Click Accept.
3. Click Accept.
4. Select Create installation media
for another PC and click Next.
5. Click Next.
6. Click Save and wait for the download to
finish.
7. Select ISO file and click Next.
6. Click Save and watch it download.
7. Click Finish.
7. Open the Windows ISO file you
downloaded.
8. Open Setup.
9. Click Next.
10. Click Accept. Be
prepared to wait a while. This next part may take a while.
11. Click Install. Again, this
may take a while while your system restarts.
12. Wait for your system to restart and
install Windows 10.
You've reinstalled Windows 10! Hope it fixed your
problems. Check out the below table of contents for more fixes.
Windows 10 Annoyances and Problems
More Tips
- Repair Windows 10
- Remove the Lock Screen
- Disable or Enable Grayscale Mode
- Set Compatibility Mode for Apps
- Access the BIOS on a Windows 10 PC
- Stop Windows Update from Automatically Restarting Your PC
- Turn Off App Notifications
- Fix a Slow-Opening Windows Downloads Folder
- Disable Personalized Ads on Microsoft Sites and Apps
- Stop Skype’s Annoying Auto Updates
- Fix a 'Boot Configuration Data File is Missing' Error
- Clear the Run Command's History
- Disable Cortana
- Uninstall and Restore Built-in Apps
Henry T. Casey,
After graduating from Bard College
a B.A. in Literature, Henry T. Casey worked in publishing and product
development at Rizzoli and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, respectively. Henry
joined Tom's Guide and LAPTOP having written for The Content Strategist, Tech
Radar and Patek Philippe International Magazine. He divides his free time
between going to live concerts, listening to too many podcasts, and mastering
his cold brew coffee process. Content rules everything around him.
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7. Open the Windows ISO file you downloaded.
8. Open Setup.
9. Click Next.
10. Click Accept. Be prepared to wait a while. This next part may take a while.
11. Click Install. Again, this may take a while while your system restarts.
12. Wait for your system to restart and install Windows 10.
You've reinstalled Windows 10! Hope it fixed your problems. Check out the below table of contents for more fixes
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