You know my philosophy, “Don’t waisted too much time trying to repair issues, just backup your data and reinstall Windows,” but hear are some things you can try before taking that drastic measure.

• Restarting
• Checking for updates
• Update graphics drivers
• Virus scan
• Run the windows malicious software removal tool. It is already installed by default. Updates to it come with Windows updates. If your system cannot be updated you can download the latest version. Hit the “Windows Key” and type “mrt”. “Run as Administrator, and yes.” Click “Next.” By default “Quick scam” is selected, you may want to run this because “Full scan” takes a really long time.
• Rule out network issues.
• Reinstall related programs

Here are a couple of commands you could try:

Run System File Checker

sfc /scannow

This scan will check for any missing system files, and will replace them if missing or corrupted. After the scan if the summary tells you something was repaired then you may have fixed your issue. Restart your computer. If it found nothing then you probably still have the issue. No reason to restart. Occasionally this command wont run, all is not lost.

Run Deployment Image Servicing and Management

DISM /Online Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

When it is complete if it say it has repaired something it might mean it has solved your issues and you need to restart and run the FSC command again. If it found nothing your still in the same place, nothing fixed. No need to restart.

Doing these next steps may make you wonder if trying to repair is worth it.

Corrupted Profile– It is possible that your Windows profile (user account) is corrupted. See the video.

In-Place Repair Upgrade- Download the Windows Media Creation Tool, creating an image file, and repairing from that. See the Video

Creating a new profile and copying all your data to it. See the video.

Backup and Restore

I would have never gone this far. I’ve found the time wasted to figuring out what issues are is just a waste of time and energy. I always have a good back of my data in case everything goes south and I have to restore.