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ViciousCarnivore at 22:32, 6 July 2023

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ViciousCarnivore: /* System won't boot, stuck at startup screen */

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ViciousCarnivore: /* General Troubleshooting of BSOD or Related */

2022-12-30T13:21:39Z

General Troubleshooting of BSOD or Related

ViciousCarnivore: Created page with "From time to time, a user with Windows will run into an unexpected problem, and in these scenarios it helps to 'be prepared'. This page will list some general troubleshooting..."

2022-12-30T13:18:16Z

Created page with "From time to time, a user with Windows will run into an unexpected problem, and in these scenarios it helps to 'be prepared'. This page will list some general troubleshooting..."

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From time to time, a user with Windows will run into an unexpected problem, and
in these scenarios it helps to 'be prepared'. This page will list some general
troubleshooting techniques so you have something to work off of.

==General Troubleshooting of BSOD or Related==

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	there are some other good guides on linuxhint		there are some other good guides on linuxhint
−	</~~small~~></~~pre~~>	+	</pre></small>
		+
		+	==Autoruns==
		+	Autoruns is a neat program, though it's arguable how practically useful it is. It allows you to send files / file hashes to Virus Total for example. I've put it here, just so I don't forget about it.

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 ==Troubleshooting BSOD alt==
 <small><pre>
 'reliability' at cmd prompt
 sfc /scannow and the wism command then sfc again if needed

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	be found in the boot options, in msconfig. When		be found in the boot options, in msconfig. When
	you are done, you should disable it.</small>		you are done, you should disable it.</small>
		+
		+	==Troubleshooting BSOD alt==
		+	<small><pre>
		+	'reliability' at cmd prompt
		+	sfc /scannow and the wism command then sfc again if needed
		+	enable minidumps (systempropertiesadvanced - make sure they are small memory dumps)
		+	bluescreenview
		+
		+	boot reinstall stuff such as:
		+	system restore
		+	reinstall os files (can be dangeruos, may lose files, backup first!)
		+
		+	there are some other good guides on linuxhint
		+	</small></pre>

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 ==General Troubleshooting of BSOD or Related==
+[[File:Classicwindows.gif|billions of transistors, billions of man hours, and yet can't estimate how much time it will take|frame]]
 ===System won't boot, stuck at startup screen===
 (these are for W10 and paraphrased liberally from linuxhint.com)

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 <small> This will help, simply because it forces a full shutdown.
 Otherwise, occasionally you will have errors from a system that
-only suspends.</small>
+only suspends. There are a few ways to do this but one is: powercfg.cpl,
 * Safe Mode

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 Note that there is also a services menu in taskmgr, but
 this is a red herring, as it does not have ALL the services.
 </small>

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	Otherwise, occasionally you will have errors from a system that		Otherwise, occasionally you will have errors from a system that
	only suspends.</small>		only suspends.</small>
		+
		+	* Safe Mode
		+	<small> Safe mode is still available, though harder to access. It can
		+	be found in the boot options, in msconfig. When
		+	you are done, you should disable it.</small>

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 ===System won't boot, stuck at startup screen===
-(these are paraphrased liberally from linuxhint.com)
+(these are for W10 and paraphrased liberally from linuxhint.com)
 * Unplug all unnecessary external devices and peripherals.
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 </small>
+* Use one of the recovery options.

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	==General Troubleshooting of BSOD or Related==		==General Troubleshooting of BSOD or Related==
		+
		+	===System won't boot, stuck at startup screen===
		+	(these are paraphrased liberally from linuxhint.com)
		+
		+	* Unplug all unnecessary external devices and peripherals.
		+	<small>This can manifest in multiple ways. The simplest is that
		+	the system won't boot with say e.g. a webcam connected. Another
		+	one is that the system won't boot (sometimes) when you connect a
		+	certain peripheral to a specific usb port. In one scenario I had
		+	a hdd that would break bootup 40% of the time when plugged into the
		+	back USB ports, and 0% of the time when plugged into the front usb ports.
		+	Reasonably common.
		+	</small>
		+
		+	*