How to Fix a Corrupted Windows 10 Installation?

Fix a Corrupted Windows 10 Installation

One of the common issues troubling Windows 10 users is system corruption. System crashing can occur because of several reasons, which include black screen of death errors, random blue screen errors, and driver errors. In this article, we are going to talk about different troubleshooting techniques that can help you fix a corrupted Windows 10 installation. 

There are three tools, which are preinstalled in Windows that can help you deal with Windows 10 corruption issues. These are Windows troubleshooter, Deployment Imaging Service Management, and system file checker. If the same computer issue keeps on popping up and that is not because of outdated or corrupt drivers, then its quite possible that file system corruption is causing this issue. 

a) Windows Troubleshooter

Windows troubleshooter is a great solution to resolve all Windows related errors. This is the first solution that one should use to repair any issue regarding the driver, internet, audio, networking, or any other problem. To use the Windows troubleshooter.

These are the Steps That You Need to Follow:

Step 1 : First of all, press Windows+Q key and then type troubleshooting in the search area. Now, select the result. 

Step 2 : The troubleshooting window will open up in front of you. Go to the left pane and select the option of View all. This will display a number of Windows 10 troubleshooters that cover most of the Windows subsystems like network, printer, or sound. 

So, if you are troubled with audio issues, then select the audio troubleshooting window to resolve your problem. 

Step 3 : Similarly, if you are experiencing any problems with any of the other subsystems, then run the troubleshooter by clicking on it. For Windows corruption, click on System Maintenance.
 
b) Deployment Imaging Service Management

Another tool to repair Windows crashing issue is DISM. It mainly deals with Windows system images.  It can clean up, repair, and scan WIM issues. When it gets repaired, then the user Deployment imaging and services issue has numerous detection features, which can help a user know whether a corruption issue is there or not. Moreover, it helps in determining whether the damage can be repaired or not.

To scan and repair Windows 10 installation errors, launch command prompt and enter DISM /online /cleanup-image /RestoreHealth. 

This procedure is going to take around 15 minutes to get completed. Once the process is completed, it will make a detailed report of all the existing system file issues. DISM tells the user whether Windows can be repaired or not. If the repair operation turns out to be unsuccessful, then an error log will be generated by the utility. 

c) System File Checker

System File Checker is the most effective tool to fix a corrupted Windows installation. Like various other repair tools of Microsoft, this tool also operates through the command line. When you launch this program, it will begin looking for damaged files on Windows 10. This program will diagnose and automatically fix the corrupt files. This program works more effectively when you run it in safe mode. 

To use system file checker tool, launch command prompt by entering cmd in Windows 10 search bar, right-click on command prompt and then select Run as administrator. After opening command prompt, type sfc/scannow in it and then press enter. The program will run a scan on your system. Once the scan is finished, it will display all the damaged files in the result. 

This tool repairs most of the system-related issues. In case this tool fails to produce any results, then in such a case DISM tool should be used.