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Maintaining and Troubleshooting Microsoft WindowsTroubleshoot Windows
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Event Viewer (Slide 1 of 2)
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Event Viewer (Slide 2 of 2)
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• Principal Windows log files:
• System Log
• Security Log
• Application Log
• Setup
• Event types:
• Information
• Warning
• Error
• Critical
• Successful Audit
• Failure Audit
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The System Configuration Utility (Slide 1 of 5)
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The System Configuration Utility (Slide 2 of 5)
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The System Configuration Utility (Slide 3 of 5)
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The System Configuration Utility (Slide 4 of 5)
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The System Configuration Utility (Slide 5 of 5)
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Troubleshooting Tips for Windows System Issues (Slide 1 of 3)
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• For slow performance:
• Wait for these processes to complete.
• If the process or system continues to be unresponsive, you can either restart the service or kill the task process.
• If killing the process doesn't restore system performance, try restarting the computer.
• If the service or process becomes unresponsive again after restarting, disable it and check with the software vendor for any known problems.
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Troubleshooting Tips for Windows System Issues (Slide 2 of 3)
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• Consider these troubleshooting techniques and solutions:
• Apply updates.
• Defragment the hard drive.
• Examine power management issues.
• Check for underpowered components.
• Disable application startup.
• Disable Windows services and/or applications.
• Perform a security scan.
• Check the configuration of anti-virus software.
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Troubleshooting Tips for Windows System Issues (Slide 3 of 3)
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• If a service fails to start:
• Try to start the service manually.
• Verify the service has sufficient privileges.
• Verify any dependent services are started.
• Check system files and scan for malware.
• Try reinstalling affected application.
• Re-register software component using regsvr32.
• Check whether the service is supposed to run.
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Troubleshooting Tips for Application Issues (Slide 1 of 2)
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• If an application crashes:
• Try to preserve any data being processed.
• Give the process time to become responsive again.
• If necessary, kill the process.
• Try to recover data from temporary files or folders if necessary.
• Attempt to identify whether the cause is in the data file.
• If you can’t determine the cause, try to uninstall then reinstall the application.
• If available, in Programs and Features, use the Repair option.
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Troubleshooting Tips for Application Issues (Slide 2 of 2)
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• If you are having printing issues:
• Use the printer's property dialog to try printing a test page.
• Open the print queue and check for stalled print jobs.
• Restart the print spooler service.
• Check for any driver updates or known issues.
• Check permissions configured on the printer.
• Check for disk problems on the partition hosting the spool folder.
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Blue Screens and Spontaneous Shutdowns (Slide 1 of 2)
BSoD: This indicates an error from which the system cannot recover.
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• Use System Restore
• Safe Mode
• Rollback Driver
• Remove new hardware or program
• Check seating of hardware and cables
• Run diagnostics, chkdsk, scan for malware
• Record stop error code and search Microsoft Knowledge Base for known fixes and troubleshooting tips
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Blue Screens and Spontaneous Shutdowns (Slide 2 of 2)
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Troubleshooting Tips for File and Memory Corruption (Slide 1 of 3)
Windows Resource Protection: A Windows feature that prevents essential system files, folders, and registry keys from being replaced to help prevent application and OS failure.
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Troubleshooting Tips for File and Memory Corruption (Slide 2 of 3)
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• System File Checker
• sfc /scannow
• sfc /scanonce
• sfc /scanboot
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Troubleshooting Tips for File and Memory Corruption (Slide 3 of 3)
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Troubleshooting Tips for Boot Problems (Slide 1 of 2)
POST: A hardware checking routine built into the PC firmware.
MBR: Sector on a hard disk storing information about partitions configured on the disk.
Boot sector or VBR: Loads the boot manager, which for Windows is bootmgr.exe.
BCD: Windows stores information about operating systems installed on the computer in a boot configuration data store.
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Troubleshooting Tips for Boot Problems (Slide 2 of 2)
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• Boot process
• Verify the boot process is functioning normally
• Failure to boot/Invalid boot disk
• No OS Found
• bootrec /fixmbt
• bootrec /fixboot
• bootrec /rebuildbcd
• Graphical interface fails to load/Black screen
• Try pressing Windows+Ctrl+Shift+B to test whether the system is responsive
• Slow boot/Slow profile load
• Check for corrupt profile
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Safe Boot (Slide 1 of 4)
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• Safe Mode loads only basic drivers and services needed to start the system.
• You can add in drivers and app services one by one to see where a problem occurs.
• It’s also helpful when you are running analysis and recovery tools.
• Default display resolution for Safe Mode is SVGA (800x600).
• Different ways to access Safe Mode:
• System Configuration utility if you can sign on to Windows.
• Advanced Boot Options menu in Windows 7.
• Power→Shift + Restart in Windows 8 and 10.
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Safe Boot (Slide 2 of 4)
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Safe Boot (Slide 3 of 4)
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Safe Boot (Slide 4 of 4)
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WinRE and Startup Repair (Slide 1 of 2)
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WinRE and Startup Repair (Slide 2 of 2)
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System Restore (Slide 1 of 4)
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System Restore (Slide 2 of 4)
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System Restore (Slide 3 of 4)
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System Restore (Slide 4 of 4)
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System Repair and Reinstall (Slide 1 of 4)
Image: A duplicate of an operating system installation (including installed software, settings, and user data).
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• System Restore
• System Repair
• Recovery Image
• Removable hard drive
• 2:1 compression is ideal but may be lower
• Keep image up-to-date or use with separate data backup
• Use with Advanced Boot Option or System Image Recovery
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System Repair and Reinstall (Slide 2 of 4)
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System Repair and Reinstall (Slide 3 of 4)
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System Repair and Reinstall (Slide 4 of 4)
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Guidelines for Troubleshooting Windows Issues (Slide 1 of 6)
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• Examine log files and Event Viewer to get information about what has happened on the system.
• Use the System Configuration Utility to modify system settings and files that affect the way the computer boots and loads Windows.
• Use Task Manager to attempt to locate a reason for slow system performance.
• Use Event Viewer to attempt to determine why a service fails to start.
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Guidelines for Troubleshooting Windows Issues (Slide 2 of 6)
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• If an application crashes:
• Try to preserve any data that was being processed.
• See if the process will become responsive again or if you need to kill the process.
• Attempt to recover data from temporary files or folders if the process was killed.
• Examine Event Viewer logs.
• If the application repeatedly crashes, uninstall then reinstall the application or if available, use the Repair option in Programs and Features.
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Guidelines for Troubleshooting Windows Issues (Slide 3 of 6)
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• If there are printing issues not related to printer hardware or network connectivity, examine Windows settings and check the following:
• Use the printer's property dialog box to try printing a test page. If this is successful, there must be an application or file-specific problem.
• Open the print queue and check for stalled print jobs.
• Restart the print spooler service.
• Check for any driver updates or known issues.
• Check permissions configured on the printer.
• Check for disk problems on the partition hosting the spool folder.
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Guidelines for Troubleshooting Windows Issues (Slide 4 of 6)
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• If the user experiences frequent BSoDs:
• Use System Restore or, (if you can boot to Safe Mode), Rollback Driver.
• Remove a recently added hardware device or uninstall a recently installed program.
• Check seating of hardware components and cables.
• Run hardware diagnostics, chkdsk, and scan for malware.
• Make a note of the stop error code and search the Microsoft Knowledge Base for known fixes and troubleshooting tips.
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Guidelines for Troubleshooting Windows Issues (Slide 5 of 6)
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• If the user experiences file or memory corruption:
• Use sfc to verify system files and restore them from cache if corrupt or damaged.
• Use the Windows Memory Diagnostics tool to test memory chips for errors.
• If the user is experiencing boot problems, determine the failure point.
• Try booting into Safe Mode to troubleshoot by loading only minimal required components.
• Try booting from the product media, a repair disc, or a recovery partition.
• Use System Restore to rollback system configuration changes.
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Guidelines for Troubleshooting Windows Issues (Slide 6 of 6)
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• Rollback updates that are causing issues by uninstalling them.
• Open Programs and Features.
• Select View installed updates.
• Select the update that is causing the problem, then select the Uninstall button.
• Rollback troublesome device drivers.
• Open Device Manager.
• Right-click the device having the problem and select Properties.
• Select the Driver tab.
• Select the Roll Back Driver button.
• If all else fails, determine whether you need to perform a system restore or reinstall Windows.
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Discussing Windows Troubleshooting
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Using Windows Troubleshooting Tools
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Reflective Questions
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1. Which Windows performance management tools would you expect to use most in your workplace?
2. Have you ever recovered a severely compromised Windows system? If so, then describe your experience.
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