How to fix ANY Windows problem with the built-in repair tool
We all experience issues with Windows from time to time - but did you know that the Windows built-in troubleshooting repair tool has EVERYTHING you need to get your PC back up and running? And the best part is you can do it all yourself! In this guide, I walk you through each of the troubleshooting tools, show you what they do, show you which ones you need based on your issue, and show you the commands you need to run to repair your own Windows computer! Enjoy! :)
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Thanks so much for stopping in and watching!
Thanks for all of your videos, I'm not a computer tech, but not an absolute n00b either, so it's good to learn many things and reaffirm that the things that i do know are the right things to do. Keep it up, I need guys like you IRL and here, thanks.
Wow, thanks! Much appreciated 👍❤️💪
@@ChosenNaz Old habits die hard I guess 🙂
@@ChosenNaz Further back than that.
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That was so well put. Scott's knowledge is amazing! As for myself, I'm also not an n00b, it's always good to double-check before typing any commands in!
I'm a Linux user and I wouldn't say 'Just use Linux' because, frankly, if someone can't troubleshoot Windows, they'll have one heck of a time trying to troubleshoot Linux!
Exactly. I'm making a video soon - •Windows expert tries Linux for the first time". Hopefully it will demonstrate that even though Linux may be safer, etc, doesn't necessarily mean that Grandma June in Phoenix can figure it out...especially because I'm pretty sure I will have trouble. And I know the basics 😂
followed instructions just have to say had to do a few turning off attempts to get out of safe mode. Many many thanks I have no income so glad to have been able to fix myself xxxx
That's why I make these videos. It's not always in the budget to pay someone to do it. Glad I could help you out! 👍
Thank you so much! You really saved my day! I tried startup settings and it worked!
That's so great to hear!! 👍
Fantastic video and thanks for posting this interesting stuff, I've made notes and filed elsewhere off my PC for when I next have that issue. One thing though on restore points, going back many years through OS 10, 8.1, 8, XP etc etc, I have never yet gone to Restore and have it complete the restore, every single time I've ever tried that all I have ever gotten is Windows failed to restore! Also I wonder if one day you might do a video on something we can do to improve the abysmal transfer speeds on Win 10, I've never known it where you get speeds in kbps and seem to remember in past OS`s it being much much higher. Is there a utility or something we can do to speed up transfer speeds? Cheers from the UK
Thank you for the comment. It's true, sometimes Restore "fails", but I've also seen a non-booting system suddenly come back to life after a restore...followed by "system restore failed". Sometimes it repairs just enough to get you back to Windows. Regarding the transfer speed, that's going to be a limitation of the hardware. The faster the drive, the faster the speed. I can transfer from a HDD to another HDD in my system and it might be 15-20k a second. I transfer from an SSD to my NVME external and it jumps to 130-150k a second
This sort of content is why I subscribed. So well presented and to the point information. Thank you for that.
Thank you so much! I do my best to be as clear and concise as possible :)
i dont have any disk space it wont work i didnt use the clean up now its too late i think i tried it wouldnt un install programs is it shot i didnt use cleanup software they wanted monthly fees i think its about 5 years old windowns 14
@rogerrosen2323 I would download WinDirStat and try to remove any large disk usages on your drive 👍
i tried that before wouldnt un install and i didnt use a cleanup service now it cant repair w no disk sspace no boot no nothing thw repair wont work no disk space the hp tech messed me up on the phone 5 years ago putting all the things i wouldnt need i couldnt update or remove programs i think they purposely messed me up so id pay to fix why else they gave me maps and bonkour really ruined the hp 14 the chrome book is ok never put much on there seems it would need a new drive or operating sysem too expensive the only option is a new cmpter/i used the large somp for sports betting the small one not compatible and they want a gelocomply also you download over and over@@AskYourComputerGuy
I'm on Windows 10 and I had 1 issue with a update so got onto Microsoft well they tried to sort it out in the end they reset it it was the intelligence services at fault well so far so good Microsoft not always that good
Thank you so much, been stuck on this for ages and I’ve watched other videos that couldn’t help but this helped and fixed my issue straight away!
Excellent! 👍
Thank you for another informative video. Feel a lot more confident to deal with any future Windows issues due to this content. I have also previously created a bootable windows USB and backed up my files using your other excellent videos. Appreciate you sharing your expertise. Regards
So glad you find my videos helpful! I appreciate you watching :) 👍🍺
@@AskYourComputerGuy mine went to endless loop , and i erased everything accidently because i didnt know what i was doing , i wiped it clean, i could not find my persnal info on the computer ,
@gregtowle8830 🥲
Thanks you very much ...
Great job AYCG! Great sequential troubleshooting video that should be the proper guide! I'd have to say that this video is most helpful if there ever is/was going forward! Well now, do you think that Microsmarts would properly layout a repair process that is geared towards the more friendly user experience when attempting to facilitate such repairs?? Hell NO!!!
You're asking a lot lol - that will never happen. They'd rather you give up and just go buy a new one so they can sell another Windows license 🥲
I've NEVER had Windows auto repair work for me and so if anything proved to be unrepairable, I would just do a fresh new install and put back all of my installed programs and do a restore of all of my system drivers and settings, using Glary Utilities and then do a AOMEI Restore since my drivers and AOMEI Backups were being stored on a separate partition or separate drive. More times than none, this proved to be the most effective means as opposed to just how slow windows repair tool really is! In doing so, I could do all of this in about 90 minutes with relative ease and the fresh installation just makes it extra nice! In addition to the said non-reparable status initially, knowing that the age of the drive in question and/or the number of hours in service; I would make an immediate judgement call and replace the drive with another solid state drive and proceed from there plus mem sticks testing and/or replacement/upgrade too! @@AskYourComputerGuy
You could. I could. But your average novice wouldn't be able to. Obviously if you have the skills and speed and proper backup protocols in place, it would be easier to start over. But not everyone is that lucky 🤷♂️
One reoccurring problem I often come across on clients computers is a failing hard drive. It's more complicated to diagnose but I boot the computer with a Hirens USB boot drive and use CrystalDisk info. There is no point in repairing a failing drive plus with Hirens you can mount and external hard drive to back up your data. Conversely the disk cloning program to "image" the faulty drive to a new drive which can then be repaired.
100% agreed
Do u know any videos or tutorial for this? CHeers
I had a bsod restart loop going on in my hp laptop, with the message Acpi bios error. The sfc scannow command fixed it! Thanks a lot!
Love that the video gets straight to the point! Hoping this will help with the constant reload on my home screen.
I hope so as well! Thanks 👍
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@gloriathompson660 sorry, PC channel, don't deal with phones 🤷♂️
You know you need this when your on your iPad because resetting your pc didn't work 💀💀💀
Ugh 🥲
@@AskYourComputerGuymy asus laptop 💻C\WINDOWS\System32\Logfiles\Srt\SrtTrail.txt Sir please help 😢
Yup those Wieger's build some great products
Bro it tells me to put my password in to reset I put it in and it says it’s wrong idk wtf to do😂😭
On god
Excellent info and tutorial! 👍😎 Just a thought, It might be a great thing to have "a Windows good practices video" especially for new installs. Fortunately I've only run across that screen a couple times in the last several, probably 10, years. My go-to first choice typically is using a System Restore Point. However, as I recall System Restore is disabled on Windows 10 installs so I don't know what the default is for Windows 11, but it might be worth doing a video about it. I always check it while I'm going through a windows install process. _Lately, as I mentioned, I use a third party app to clone my OS and app M.2 drive a couple times a week. So if I do run across the problem I can boot an F8 and be up and running in a minute._
A) a best practices for install is a brilliant idea, thank you! B) good job on the cloning. It's also on the list, just waiting on a specific vendor to send me the hardware I recommend ;)
@@AskYourComputerGuy1:29 1:29
Such a great video. Watched this one again after your recent one on Creating a Restore Point.
Thank you! 👍
Huge thanks, Scott! Another amazing video and a reminder! I've said this many times there are two Tech KZheadrs I really enjoy and one is you and the other is the other, he also explains things as you do. so everyone can understand. Huge respect! Take care!
Thanks for sharing! Who's the other one? I probably watch him too! 😂👍
@@AskYourComputerGuy lol, I'm sure you do his name is Liron Segev aka The Techie Guy
@JasonWestaway love Liron! He just hit 1M subs too! Huge inspiration for me 👍
@@AskYourComputerGuy Yes he is also a huge inspiration to me too. Also, he is from South Africa originally as well, not sure what part, but to me that hits home. He sounds like an amazing person. When he hit his 1M mark. I congratulated him. I've followed him for a while. Thanks, Scott!
@JasonWestaway I did the same. I kinda know him through one of my private YT growth groups - not enough to where he'd know me on the street, but we do have conversations occasionally. I too congratulated him. I know after grinding for 3 years just to get to 100k how BIG of a deal 1M actually is...quite amazing!
What was not mentioned in this Video regarding " System Restore " is unless You turned ON Syytem Restore You will not have any saved Restore points ... System Restore is turned OFF by Default for some weird reason ( Only since Windows 10/11 ) Nice one Microsoft another Legend move
Agreed! I address this in another recent video, but (unfortunately) once you get to the point of needing these tips, you're stuck with it. Hopefully one sees the other video, enables system restore. Have no idea why Microsoft would disable this "self-help" feature. Makes no sense! :(
@@AskYourComputerGuy I guess they hope to get a person to make another purchase. I was just presented with the blue screen. Came here and ran the 1st check you listed it tells me where the corruption came from ... But what do I do next? I didn't even realize I did NOT have a system restore point.
Every step of the way, try restarting and see if Windows loads. That's the best way to avoid doing unnecessary steps 👍
Even if u have restore points, Yr anti virus software will make the restore fail by blocking access to some files. Unless you uninstall the anti virus program
@Starwarrior9831 👍
I’ve tried everything and it still will not fix the issue.
Same here....
If none of these troubleshooting tools, including "reset PC" work to fix the pc, your only remaining option is to reinstall Windows clean and start over
If none of these troubleshooting tools, including "reset PC" work to fix the pc, your only remaining option is to reinstall Windows clean and start over
@@AskYourComputerGuypls make a vid on how to redownload windows when stuck in the screen from this video
@acoustic624 you can't from the troubleshooting menus. You'll need a working PC or use a friend's. Here's how: [2024 MEGA update!] 2 USB boot drives EVERY Windows user should make before it's too late! kzhead.info/sun/o81smMWNbZpnmKs/bejne.html
You're doing great stuff for us.
Thank you 👍
Wow, this was full of helpful advice with good information, thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much I was about to sell my pc lol you save me 💪🏼 you’re the best hope you keep on this, thanks again
I appreciate that! I'm going to keep making videos as long as I'm able. Thanks for the encouragement 👍
Thank you - your advice helped me a lot !
Glad to hear it!
Invaluable, once again. Thank you very much.
Thanks again!
Thank YOU, sir. @@AskYourComputerGuy
Thanks for all these answers man im on windows 11 and this is very helpful you just earned a new subscriber lol😊
I appreciate that! Welcome to the community :)
Thank You for this Info.❤
Glad you enjoyed it :)
This one actually helped!!
Awesome! 💪
Thanks so very much. These are very helpful tips!!!!
You are so welcome!
Thank you for sharing this diy blue screen fix. It saved me computer tech service fee.
Excellent! Thanks for sharing :)
The system restore option worked for me Thanks a lot sir for this video 👍👍
Glad it helped
I've been using a PC since 1986 and Windows since v3.0, (I took some time to leave DRDOS behind and didn't really convert until Win95) - however, I've come across these tools on interminable occasions but never once had the tools fix my PC adequately. I now try just once or twice and inevitably end up re-installing the operating system from scratch rather than just resetting it.
A lot of people think that, and normally yes. But if someone has software that they can't reinstall, wiping Windows isn't always the best solution
Not Me patiently watching this over and over again listening to him explain just to realize i dont know jack about computers and without this man i would prolly be lost
LOL I got your back 👍
Thank you so much for this video 😢❤. It helped me so much and you explained everything so clearly. Makes me want to study IT🤭
You got this!
The best way is to use macrium reflect to clone your drive every so often . If windows starts misbehaving , just swop in clone drive . I have used this since the windows 95 as the other tools just dont always work .
Great information here. Thanks! I have a load user profile failure issue on startup which I am trying to fix
Glad it helped!
Thanks for reminding me of all those dos commands!
My pleasure!
Thank you so much for the advices.
You are so welcome!
Ty your the man. Awesome channel!!!
Glad you enjoy! 💪
Thank you so much this just helped me get back into my computer
Awesome!!!
Thank you so much. very much helpful.
Thank you, I appreciate that! 💪
I just found your channel and subscribed. I have an HP Envy. It's given me problems from the get go, but HP repaired it under warranty the first couple of times. I recently made the mistake of downloading Windows 11 on it and it crashed again. It's stuck on the Automatic Repair Window. I've watched several repair videos and followed all of their prompts, or hacks, and so far I can't get it back up. I did have a lot going on and maybe need to try again. My son in law did save a back up for me of my files when working to bring it up another time before I downloaded Windows 11. Can I uninstall Windows 11 and go back to Windows 10? I'm going to try taking your advice on this video tomorrow when I have time to sit down with my computer. I did hear that HP discontinued making the Envy's. If it's true, I can understand why. 😢
you just repaired my computer! Thank you so much sir!
Awesome! 👍
Thank you so much you actually taught me something new that i never realized that I'll run successfully and it's my first time using a laptop computer by bypassing this troubleshooting process. But actually i used on unblocking phone problem software updates plus it's been months doing this and I'm not that professional but still experiencing this technology technic problems.
Thanks for the knowledge
You bet!
Of all the solutions I tried yours worked thanks a lot for the tips
Awesome! You're welcome 👍
I cannot run chkdsk because it says write protected. Tha ks
Thanks ahead of time
@rosecook this should help: www.diskpart.com/articles/chkdsk-write-protected-3889.amp.html
Thank you very much sir for the clear and concise instructions. I restarted in safe mode then, in safe mode, i restarted again which seemed to have fixed the problem)
Glad it helped
Thank you!!!! You helped me solve my problem!!
Awesome! 💪
Keep up man , greetings from Egypt
Thank you, my friend 💪
The safe mode worked fine! Thank you 💯
Awesome!
Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it! 💪
Thanks. really helpful tips
You're welcome!
System restore was the only option that worked for me... Thank you sir
Glad it helped
Thanks, bro! You saved my butt!
Just doing my job! 😂💪🎉
@@AskYourComputerGuy And a fine job at that!
Thank you! 👍💪
I got 10yo Ideapad 100 laptop with dual-boot Windows 8.1 on both partitions. Had start-up problem on Windows C drive and a totally unrelated major problem (too much ink to explain) on Windws D drive. I used Safe Mode in “Startup Settings” for C drive - simply went into Safe Mode and then Restart straight away. That completely fixed up C drive problem. But somehow and in someway that operation alone also completely fixed the problem on D drive. How so? Both Windows now work perfectly fine. So thanks for your video.
Surprisingly, safe mode sometimes actually "fixes" many normal day-to-day issues. I always recommend booting into safe mode, then restart after a successful "safe mode boot", before doing any "real" troubleshooting :)
This really helps me thanks❤❤❤❤
You're welcome!
Will these address and fix DPC_Watchdog_Violation, or any tips to fix it pls:: PS, Love the channel and subbed a short time ago. Thank you for all the free advice, appreciated👍
No problem! The DPC watchdog problem is usually driver related. If you can use the tools in the video to get into safe mode, you can follow these steps to hopefully fix the issue: www.howtogeek.com/742322/how-to-fix-a-dpc-watchdog-violation-in-windows-10/
Just curious, but if 'sfc' finds a corrupted file, from where does 'sfc' replace it with the corrected version? Wouldn't the DISM commands be helpful as well?
It should extract it from the embedded Windows WIM image file, or pull it from the Microsoft website. To be honest, not 100% sure. Yes, DISM would do the same, if you can get it to work correctly 👍
''Wouldn't the DISM commands be helpful as well'' I tried the DISM it said not supported in P.E. state i.e. Hirons etc.
I have had issues with DISM in the past. When it works, it works great. But it doesn't always work.
@@AskYourComputerGuy Thanks, I was hoping that was the answer.
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Will this help with class reg errors on Windows 11? I've had this happen no less than 5 times since I got my laptop 8 months ago, along with various other bugs and errors that came from having to learn how to use cmd, powershell, and terminal. The m.2 I had even failed, which REALLY shocked me since the last 2 laptops I had lasted me at least 10 years each.
The SFC likely could, yes. Chkdsk probably not so much
@@AskYourComputerGuy I tried the SFC command but could not get past the C: switch, did not recognise the drive, stuck on X: drive. fails to respond to Shutdown /r also. In the end I tried remove in ASUS BIOS the XMP setting back to auto which runs the memory in sleepy mode and rebooted, it then did a successful Automatic repair and botted into windows again ok. Why !? Why is the stability of the ASUS memory management so unstable, now not running the memory at normal speed(3600) but slowed to 2166. Crazy stuff ASUS !
Yeah, that is crazy. Glad you figured it out though!
Hello after my “preparing automatic repair” screen the pc just black screens seemingly infinitely any way to stop this?
Thanks a lot for this very useful tutorial. In my case it will not go to safe mode - just freezes on windows 10 logo. Option to uninstall updates is asking me for a password and tells me that my password is incorrect. Option Cmd command line does the same - 'incorrect password'. Is there any way to reset or bypass my password perhaps using usb bootable flash drive? My main issue is that when I enter my PIN on welcome screen, it shows a few circles then it gets stuck a this point. I would appreciate any suggestions to try. Many thanks.
Thank you it worked for me ❤
Excellent!
Great video, did you already make the how to extract the files and/or folders video?
Thanks. Remind me again please. Not sure what you're referring to
@@AskYourComputerGuy at 6:00 you are typing on the prompt xcopy H:\test H:\test /E to show how to retrieve files or folders. You mentioned that you should do a video on how to do this. I was wondering if you ever did the video or are still thinking about doing one.
@freddiechristian1298 still on the drawing board, just haven't done it yet. I made video on creating a Hirens boot CD which gives you a Windows Explorer-like interface, where you can copy files like you would in Windows, so I put the previous idea on the back burner. Much easier to do in Hirens than from a command prompt, but might still make it, because some people won't be able to get a Hirens disc. Thx for the reminder 👍
Amazing 👏👏👏I ran into a problem on my boyfriend’s laptop and this helped me resolved it❤Thank you so much
Heck yeah! More quality time for you both #winwinwin
THANK YOU SO MUCH
You're welcome! ❤️👍💪
Thanks sir!!! Uninstalling latest quality update saved me💯
Awesome!
Thank You So Much😭😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️the first step worked for me ! I lost my data in one of my earlier PC's I wish I could have saved that one too 😭❤️still thank yous o much😭😭😭❤️
Awesome! You're welcome 👍
i had to do a clean install becuase of a graphic driver curroption and didnt knew the correct cmd commands an also could never load into safe mode.
Well, hopefully now you won't have that problem anymore 💪
Good video by the way😀
Glad you enjoyed it
I built a w11pro home server that after updating the bios on the motherboard can’t recognize my old 4 disc Storage Pool (the pool was setup as a raid-0 array in windows storage pool).Any cmd commands you might recommend to recover my movie files from this server?? I have tried several programs that claims they can recover files but non worked…
Depends on what happened. If the drives were not reformatted, that's good. But you still need to be able to access them. What does Windows show when you plug the device in? Something under "other devices" in device manager or something else? Or nothing. Not many command prompt options until you can get a drive letter established in Windows
This happened, thank you
I tried to add legacy mouse and pointer driver but it's doesn't have it and when I checked the properties in HID compliant mouse it's doesn't have razer viper min on update's choice . My mouse can't sync with software
It's not uncommon for Windows to load a standard mouse and keyboard before update loads model specific drivers
Havent done much DOS entry since '84 the time before GUI. This video was great. Nice refresher with a few new lessons. for dealing with windows. This is my first computer off the shelf. As such it did not come with software in hard format. Its on a D: - with my problem it makes it difficult as its in a death loop. BTW the audio was excellent and your accent is highly undrstandable. Thank you.
Thank you, my friend! Ironically I get lots of comments about the audio not being loud enough. Thx for the support 👍
Love you man thank you
You bet 👍
Does this apply to Windows 7? I unfortunately updated my Apache open Office software and it really messed up my computer . My computer does boot up, but my entire desktop was changed, my icons on my desktop have gone, and it almost looks like a safe mode screen. I ran system restore to a prior date before the Apache software update which caused this and it did not help either. Should I try system restore in safe mode or try additional older restore points?. Your help and advice 🎉will be greatly appreciated. Thank you and best wishes
What do i do if my password to my previously signed in account doesnt work anymore? For all of the steps i need to log in with my account but my password doesnt work anymore for some reason It is the same password that i use to normally log into my pc right?
Thankyou Mister
👍 you're welcome!
The chkdsk f and r I got the same error you did with ntfs “windows cannot run disk checking on this volume because it is write protected.” I’m surprised you didn’t address this as I can see you also got that error message in this video
I probably should have used diskpart and ran "attribute disk clear readonly". That would have fixed the error. Obviously the disk was badly corrupted to enable the read-only flag 🤷♂️
Great video. I have blue screen problem, maybe you can help. I have tried almost all options from that and it is still the same so i have to make recovery system. Hp recovery system is turning on. I wanted to do a backup before recovery system because i am scared that files won't stay there. But when i did it i got info that there is no space on partition. I tried to plug in memory flash but it isnt working. What i can do?
I would create a Hirens boot disc (2 USB boot drives EVERY PC user should make before it's too late! kzhead.info/sun/qKekf7p8f5h8fYU/bejne.html). Use that to back up your files, then you can safely wipe and reload Windows 👍
@@AskYourComputerGuy Thank you for advice😊 I made those 2 USB as you showed in your video. I wanted to open Hiren's Boot by boot menu but there is no option to do that. It shows only the Windows in laptop and other UEFI file. I read somewhere to try enabled USB boot option. I did it but still it doesnt shown. I wonder if you have any solution for it?🤔
@sasetteeeeee877 does the drive show up in BIOS at all? You could try legacy mode vs UEFI and maybe that would let you "see" it 🤷♂️
Thanx ,Very Helpful Guide .
Thank you! 👍
Hey there, did you ever make that video about backing up files to a USB flash drive from this cycling repair screen? Thank you 🙏
Not quite. Closest I've gotten so far is how to create the usb drive that you need to be able to access your Windows files. Thx for the reminder, will bump that on the drawing board. Here's the drive creation video if it might help 👍 2 USB boot drives EVERY PC user should make before it's too late! kzhead.info/sun/qKekf7p8f5h8fYU/bejne.html
@@AskYourComputerGuy Thanks man, will watch this one. The backup would be a pretty useful vid right about now .. ;P
@masseysmoviemadness1411 it's on the drawing board. I only have so much time each week, so I try to plan my videos accordingly. Maybe next week's upload?
@@AskYourComputerGuy all been much appreciated, thank you x
@masseysmoviemadness1411 you're welcome!
so it seems this happens when my screen turns off. can I turn that setting off and leave my screen on?? your videos help ty
this is the 3rd video from you that i have watched. I recently made the usb boot and media drives. Thank you for the guidance, it was easy to follow. As it turns out i now have a problem: after windows 10 auto updated 8/9/23. The pc would not boot up properly. I deleted the 2 updates and did a system restore but pc reinstalled them (so i 'paused' auto updates)?? How can i block those updates? It seems that windows only allows a short time period to 'pause' updates' , then the pc will reinstall those files in a couple of weeks. Is it possible to stop these updates that cause my boot issues to not get installed?
You can try disabling the updates, but this method doesn't always work. Seems like Windows (like life...) "finds a way". I would try manually downloading the update (you'll need to find the KBB of the specific update, Google it and download). I have found that doing that sometimes prevents issues during auto updates. Either way, here's how to disable (even if only for a short time): How to disable Windows 10 automatic updates kzhead.info/sun/ip1yqJFtpn6jl3k/bejne.html
thank you for taking time to reply. I have updates temporarily paused but i will use your advice to disable them. thank you@@AskYourComputerGuy
@53roger good deal!
@@AskYourComputerGuy hi how do i fix pci lock please i click on it not knowing what it would do what command do i need please
@nigelphillips7454 is PCI lock checked or unchecked in MSCONFIG?
3 sec in i felt the need to sub. you clearly know pc. thank you so much. my pc doesnt like updates.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate that 👍
Thanks as usual for another important video🙏🤜
Thanks! Glad you got value from it :)
hi, I have problem when I click on the command prompt or any of the other options my computer get freezing. Do you have any idea how to fix it? thanks.
If your computer is freezing during troubleshooting steps, I would suspect hardware problems. I would try and pull that drive out and test it in another PC in this case
@@AskYourComputerGuy thanks, I've installed a new Windows and it works.
hi, I'm having random restart with win10 since a few days ago, usually before booting, and if it manages to turn on it restarts after about 20mins. tried to repair win by usb drive it couldn't repair, tried some prompt commands it says "the requested system device cannot be identified due to multiple indistinguishable devices potentially matching the identification criteria" what do I need to do?
What do you think is good if you want to fix it with USB what should I download and put in the USB to fix the Automatic Repair/ do you also like have the HHD cable for hauwei d15 laptop
I would recommend botha Hirens disc and a Windows installer disc: [2024 MEGA update!] 2 USB boot drives EVERY Windows user should make before it's too late! kzhead.info/sun/o81smMWNbZpnmKs/bejne.html
Could you do a video on now to use a flash drive to use to update windows when you have no space left in you ram,thanks.
You can't. Windows won't download files unless there is adequate storage space. I made a video recently on how to free up drive space if needed 💪
Omg i restarted safe mode and it works thank you so much. My baby is back working
Glad it helped!
What about the DISM commands in command prompt?? If the windows installation is an old one that have been upgraded several times the sfc command will not probobly work because it uses old info of the system files that have been upgraded when windows have updated the system. The 4 DSIM commands will update the sfc backup file so that it can repair the system. And maybee allsow fix the installation so you don't have to reset Windows.
True. Good point
I tried the DISM it said not supported in P.E. state i.e. Hiren’s BootCD PE etc. amazing!
DSIM commands is typically online and need networking. So safemode with networking should be used.@@24321619
My computer says DSIM is not recognized.
@rosecook because it's DISM not DSIM 👍
THANKS IT WORKED FOR ME
Sir, where can I find information to repair a Huawei 2017 laptop with the blue screen but not reading the c:/ drive but only an X:/ drive? I know there are precise steps to follow with CMD but I need help to find this steps. Thank you for your help. BTW it all begin with a Windows 11pro update. Since I can’t access drive C:/ in any way I’m asking for your help.
Drive X is a virtual drive when booting to a utility like Windows troubleshooting. Switch to the C drive by typing c: (enter) at the command prompt, then you can run your commands from there as described in the video 👍
Hi - at 4.40 the dos box can't run without dismounting the drive, I presume you need to answer Y here? My laptop went into Blue screen about a month ago, I went through all the options including running dism which did some repairs but ended up doing a Reset. My laptop runs OK if I put it to sleep after use but if I restart it goes back to Bluescreen and we start again. Have reset Windows 4 times in last 3 weeks whilst keeping files but note it will only Reset from the laptop and not over the internet. Will a full Reset ie losing all my files be any better? Thanks, have liked and subscribed.
Yes to the dismount and/or reboot. Sounds like you should just backup your files and do a clean Windows install. It should not keep crashing after multiple resets 🥲
@@AskYourComputerGuy thank you for replying - next time it fails,I shall do a full Windows install👍
@AmbroseB1900 excellent idea!
Ooooh men , i fixed my problem in a minute after watching this video 🎉
Glad to hear it!
QUESTION PLEASE, and it's about picture quality on my Dell Desktop and 2 Roku Ultra's and the when the picture quality gets bad I shut the desktop down and wait till the next morning but sometimes I have a good picture and sometimes and sometimes not also I use Spectrum as my internet provider and I upgraded to about 550 gig. Please Reply.
I would make sure you have updated display drivers. That's most likely your culprit 👍
I'm not 100% great with software and trouble shooting but I dis experience a heart stopper once. I updated my driver's for my gpu once and my pc continued to boot loop afterwards. It finally went to repair windows after like 10 tries and then it couldn't even repair it. Eventually I thought bout putting in a thumb drive with the windows installer on it and was able to reload a restore point then my pc worked. Since then I alway have a spare thumb drive with windows installer on it because apparently you can do A LOT just with that. Also glad I always create a restore point before I update any driver as well
Dodged a bullet there! And smart, very smart
Whoops!!!
I’m in a never ending Startup repair and automatic repair loop. Windows is constantly asking for my bit recovery key which I input. It says the recovery is correct however with each advanced recovery option it asks again and again. Any idea why
Try a Windows refresh. Sounds like you have some file corruption
@@AskYourComputerGuy thank you
@rgroy7125 you're welcome!
Hi I have a Trojan I can’t remove no matter what he stops a lot of functions and survived many reset even clean install and wipeout all files he survived. Wondering if you can tell me how to remove Trojan using a command prots . I really appreciate it
Can i do multiple things before I restart e.g i do the command prompts and unistall latest update
Absolutely!
This video saved my life ❤
That's so awesome to hear!
thank you so much for such and informative video. unfortunately i can't run a checkdisk command for both my files and my hardrive. so im still unable to fix my BSOD problem. Please advise.
Why can't you run chkdsk? What happens?
@@AskYourComputerGuy thank you so much for responding. So what happened was my laptop was on and working well until the power went out (the battery doesn't work so it only works when it's connected to the power cable/charger). When the power came back again an hour later my laptop was stuck in a boot loop and neither the auto repair or restarting could fix it. for nearly 20 hours it's been like this. So upon trying your method it fails to check the windows files and the hard drive via the chkdsk prompts because they are bothe write protected.
@@AskYourComputerGuy i also have same problem, it says: The type of file system is NSTF. Cannot lock current drive. Windows cannot run disk checking on this volume because it is write protected.
@Mrloop69551 start here. It's pretty common: www.diskpart.com/articles/chkdsk-write-protected-3889.amp.html