8 Common Windows 11/10 Issues And Solutions

When the repair process is done, restart your Windows to see whether the problem is solved.

Issue 3: Disk Errors

Command Prompt is one of the essential built-in features on Windows 10. Users generally can use some command-line to fix different OS-related problems. Among these, you can use the CHKDSK command to check and fix disk errors. Follow the steps below to learn how to run CHKDSK tool:

1. Open the Run box by pressing Win + R shortcut and then type cmd.
2. In the appearing window, choose Run as administrator to open Command Prompt.
3. Type the command chkdsk C: /f /r /x in the Command Prompt and then press Enter. (Replace C with your drive letter)
4. If the Command Prompt shoots a message to ask you if you want this volume to be checked next time the system restarts, type Y and hit Enter.

After you operate the steps above, the computer will automatically check and fix disk errors like system errors and mark hard drive bad sectors.

Issue 4: Corrupted System Files

The other most commonly used command is SFC, whose full name is System File Checker. It is a system utility tool that helps users to scan and restore any data corruption on the Windows file systems. If you receive error messages about missing DLL files, or you experience the dreaded “blue screen”, then it’s definitely right to run SFC. To run the SFC command, please follow the steps below:

1. Run the Command Prompt as administrator.
2. Type the command sfc/scannow in the Command Prompt, and press Enter key.

After that, the SFC command will begin to scan all protected system files and replace the corrupted files with cached copies. If you come across the issue of SFC not working on Windows, you can click the link of the article to look for methods to solve: Best Solutions To Solve SFC Is Not Working On Windows.

Issue 5: Corrupted System Images

DISM command is used to repair for Windows 11/10 system image, including three options: CheckHealth, ScanHealth, and RestoreHealth. Among these commands, the RestoreHealth command is the most commonly used, which you can use to scan and repair common issues automatically if there are problems with the system image, especially computer crashes and freezes.

1. Open the Run box by pressing Win + R shortcut and then type cmd.
2. In the appearing window, choose Run as administrator to open Command Prompt.
3. Type the command DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth in the Command Prompt and then press Enter.

“Reset this PC” is a built-in feature of Windows 11/10, which can repair some serious system issues. When Windows 10/11 always breaks down suddenly, gives you strange errors or performs slowly, users can use the built-in feature to reset their computers to factory settings. This means all your installed programs and settings will be deleted, which ensures that you have a brand new system.

1. Press the Win+I shortcut to open the Windows settings window, and choose Update&Security.
2. Click Recovery in the left pane, then three main options will appear in the right pane, including Reset this PC, Go back to an earlier version of Windows 10, and Advanced startup.
3. Click Get started under Reset this PC.
4. A window will pop up to ask you to choose Keep my files or Remove everything, depending on whether you want to keep your data files intact. Either way, all of your settings will return to their defaults and apps will be uninstalled.
5. When the window that asks you how to reinstall Windows appears, choose Local reinstall. If you cannot reinstall Windows via Local reinstall, you can choose Cloud download to reinstall Windows.
6. Next, follow the appearing prompts to choose all options and your computer will restart after the reinstallation is completed.

Issue 8: Windows 11/10 Booting Slowly

The issue Windows booting slowly has occurred in previous Windows, and users also complain that windows 11/10 booting is slow after using a period of time. There are many reasons for Windows 11/10 booting slowly including low memory, malware or damaged drive. If rebooting your PC can’t solve the issue, you can try the following steps:

1. Type taskmgr in the search box, and choose Task Manager.
2. In the Task Manager window, open the Startup tab and disable the running background apps when booting the PC.
3. Press Win+R shortcut to open the Run window, then type %temp% and tap OK to open the temporary files folder.
4. Press Ctrl+A shortcut to select all folders then click the Delete key on your keyboard or the Delete button from the Home menu.
5. If a window pops up to confirm your action, just click Yes.