Ultimate Guide to Fix Almost ANY Windows Corruption (Without Reinstalling)

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Commands mentioned:
• sfc /scannow
• DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
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0:00 - Intro
1:54 - Context to Get Ready
3:04 - Repairing With the Commands
5:08 - Corrupted Windows Profiles
6:43 - The 'Last Resort' Repair Upgrade
11:00 - If Repair Upgrade Didn't Work
11:21 - Migrating From Corrupted Profile
12:33 - If There's No Apparent Cause
12:59 - Fixing Corrupted Windows Updater
15:14 - Final Useful Mentions
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[@Metanis]

Mostly this is good advice however the chkdsk procedure needs to be run early in the process not later. If your storage device has file allocation errors then all those sfc and dism procedures can actually just make things worse! Open a command prompt as admin, type chkdsk c: /f and enter yes to run at next reboot and then do reboot the system. It's much better to attempt Windows repairs when you know your system drive is free from errors. PS, you could also use the /r option but that takes much longer than /f.

[@anonded]

This should be pinned (Edit: ayo he actually pinned!)

[@miguelxx15]

@@anonded yes

[@johnbufton1487]

@@vadnegru I am aware of that option, it seems to be related more to files checking and I've found it sometimes reports the drive as "OK" but CrystalDiskInfo shows SMART errors are present on the drive indicating degradation with certain SMART parameters, this is a more informative technical test.

[@vadnegru]

@@johnbufton1487 chkdsk have nothing to do with your disk stats. It only fixes file system errors. If your S.M.A.R.T. are bad only thing you can do are backup and buy another drive.

[@FattrTV]

Good show Mike. I love seeing industry vets jump in these guide videos and add to or correct or explain things a bit further. Doing this without internet malice (like you did) makes all of us in the field look better. Much love m8

[@quitehandsomedude6412]

I believe we will achieve World Peace before Windows fixes all of its bugs and issues.

[@nickburak7518]

Yeah, nah. World Peace is not in the cards. Gotta go to Heaven for that one.

[@TheCobaltKnight27]

Yea making a bug free program that's even remotely complicated is hard. And a os system makes it almost impossible.

[@SaturneKx]

@DEEJMASTER 333 me interviewing everyone ever to find who asked

[@nickparadox2162]

@@imSterling yo r u okay?

[@Ballissle]

Any bug fix will double the number of bugs there are. Just they will be different.

[@mtech1961]

Brilliant most of which I do, but you have given some extras and collated it all in one place for us to use, Huge thanks Joe

[@ayuhmainer781]

Thank you. This worked to correct my "Could not complete your updates" problem. It took the "The Last Resort" option in your video, but it did fix the problem without having to do a clean reinstall.

[@freezinfire]

Thank you. Had I have seen this video 4 years earlier, My father would have not beaten me down to hell.

[@anonded]

Relatable 🙂

[@Mr_._Matt]

He copied the Video

[@freezinfire]

@@Mr_._Matt ? What

[@leonlungsta3309]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Mr_._Matt]

@@freezinfire he copied the video

[@yangster4679]

Thank you. A whole lot of my windows system apps (e.g. get help, microsoft store, etc.) were not working and I thought some very very hidden system files got corrupted after a freeze-up and force reboot during windows update. Turn out to be a corrupted user profile. This saved me a lot a lot a lot of time.

[@starplayer777]

Thank you for this video! The "last resort" method worked, everything is now running OK! Keep up the good work! : )

[@richardoien3385]

Thank you for an easy to follow tutorial. It gave me enough confidence to jump in and fix some long standing issues.

[@tommydavidwalker2445]

Did it work

[@gwillgram]

This video put an end to months of pain and stress. My PC literally boots up in less than a minute. Subscribed. Thanks.

[@simonzinc-trumpetharris852]

My Linux machine boots in 7 sec.

[@glonether]

@@simonzinc-trumpetharris852 using linux takes more time tho 🥴

[@azmc4940]

Dude, you are such a good explainer of tech, I'm glad you moved on from the joke videos. I mean they were indeed funny, but you have the capacity to provide content that'S actually useful to many people. As a non-native speaker, I also find your accent and manner of speaking easy to understand.

[@jkennan]

Very useful to know. Thanks and happy Christmas!

[@AndevOG]

Last resort worked perfectly, I cannot express how much I appreciate this tutorial!

[@fistpunder]

I know I'm late to the game, but this man allowed me to recover a lot of data I would have lost otherwise. Good videos for people who are novice and not computer savvy.

[@TheKingOfE]

One year and no one commented lol

[@nash984954]

@@TheKingOfE Why would that be a source of amusement?So,you take time to even bother to point this out?

[@TheKingOfE]

@@nash984954 i said that flippin 5 months ago and dont even remember commenting this-

[@mrbrown6421]

@@nash984954 Yet, YOU, sir, take time to even bother to point THIS out ? Leave the dude alone.

[@089Ingmar]

sfc /scannow solved the problem in my case. Thank you!

[@LotusDream-er1sr]

The last resort solution saved my PC after a week of frustration. Thank you! Keep up the great work!

[@austendespain5193]

Awesome video! Super good advice. Not sure if it is the *exact* same procedure, but you can go settings>update & security> recovery>reset this PC. Always found that a bit easier/quicker than downloading the media creation tool.

[@cyberwolfe]

Thank you ThioJoe! The "Last Resort Repair Upgrade" method fixed my "broken component store" issue. No amount of dism commands or SFC commands could fix Windows. After the installation, SFC and dism came up clean! Perfect! Cheers!

[@pyp2205]

Well looks like you uploaded this video at the right time. Seemly I'm having trouble with my Windows 10 computer.

[@johnl5444]

Great tutorial ! Spent months trying to fix Windows update errors and this finally worked perfectly . Thank You !

[@nofaceposeidon]

TYSM! The scan now seems to have fixed my task manager problem

[@CoolSmek]

Thank you! I was struggling to figure out what was wrong with my PC for weeks and I was so sure it was a hardware fault (random freezes and very bad performance and stuttering constantly) using the windows ISO to reinstall windows + keeping my files and apps worked PERFECTLY and everything feels back to it's good old self! 👍👍

[@watermelon3335]

I had that same error too it was such a pain to fix

[@patriotastronomer6780]

Believe it or not, using God Mode from an earlier post of yours solved (so far!) an issue I was experiencing where my PC would just shut down exactly 30 minutes after start-up. It was annoying as that I would fix it, then it would go back to shutting down again. I am glad you have the heart of a teacher...Great post!

[@warsonggulch6998]

This is not a window problem ...check your hardware... It clearly a hardware issue and not software problem

[@patriotastronomer6780]

@@warsonggulch6998 You are correct. It did turn out to be a hardware issue. I replaced the motherboard, and that solved the problem. It was an issue with the mobo bios...

[@MoonDoes]

The "repair upgrade" worked for me. Thank you!

[@grahammacaulay6162]

I have been struggling with a 'Preparing Automatic Repair' loop for days. Somehow I managed to make an alteration that enabled boot up - but indicated 2 operating systems!! After many other attempts I found your clear and concise video. I have been trying to fix my PC for days, but have only now fixed it as a result of your video. The option that worked for me was to download the 'windows.iso' file and use the 'mount' command. Only problem was getting the 'mount' command to work, but when it did everything worked out beautifully. Thank you.

[@JohnBerthoty]

I've been struggling with an update that fails EVERY DAY. The reinstall windows process at 6:40 worked like a charm! It also updated me from 21H1 to 21H2. Thanks Joe!

[@stealth-bh9ep]

What error did u get when trying to update?

[@stealth-bh9ep]

@@tomschannel27 what problem did u have

[@stealth-bh9ep]

@@tomschannel27 ohh I have the same problem but nothing works

[@TheRedRaven_]

@@stealth-bh9ep Try the repair upgrade, it's the only thing that fixed my failed Windows updates. Absolutely nothing else worked and I was trying to fix it for months to no avail.

[@ossieb8587]

Same issue with windows update (mine: 0x80071160 error on KB500821) and it was solved! sfc could not fix corrupted files it had found and DISM gave an error 4448. The Win 10 reinstall process (with an ISO) did the trick. No more issues with sfc and DISM after. Big thnx to ThioJoe.

[@triki-beats]

This video is GOLD!! I saved it in case I need it. Thanks mr. Thio :D

[@VedantTech7]

Mr ThioJoe is cool

[@triki-beats]

@@VedantTech7 yes he is He answers all the questions that goes in my head.

[@VedantTech7]

ThioJoe gave me all computer info and it's in my head forever

[@007Babush]

Thanks a lot ThioJoe! I've spent so much time trying to fix my corrupted Windows without any luck but this worked like a charm!!!

[@nicholashernandez8183]

Was having issues with some SCCM deployments a while back on my legacy windows infra (non Intune/Azure)... Came across your video and saw the "Servicing Stack" updates portion.... Nowhere in my deployment and failure logs was this particular thing mentioned, but sure enough, this was the culprit... Your videos have helped me tremendously when I need a "second opinion" on things haha.

[@shanemonaghan7940]

Excellent tutorial. Very helpful. Thank you.

[@vladislavkaras491]

Great informative video! Would be also great if you could do part 2, where you would use mentioned chkdsk, bootrec, bcdedit, diskpart and similiar. Also, something related with repairing Windows boot partition or boot in general (I know there are plenty of videos, but yours are pretty enjoyable!) Thanks for the video!

[@camidelisle]

Thank you so much Joe ! Explorer was keeping crashing and I used all your stuff and now it works fine ! Without you I was not able to use my computer fine

[@pjr324]

The last one worked. Thank you so much. Image worked. I tried everything.

[@fido139]

If you run the installer from a USB or DVD, you will get the same installation options as "mount". That's the way it has been working for me anyhow. Just an FYI, there is a registry addition that can be installed called "Take Ownership". This will take ownership of any files or folders you want it to, with a right click.

[@kevinm3751]

You should outline the other parameters of SFC and or Sscannow. There are a number of different commands that can be run that go beyond the basics that you mentioned! As a tip if you enter SFC /RUNNOW a list of optional commands will display that show you what I am talking about.

[@declan_youtube]

Don't use SFC /RUNNOW to see the commands-. That is because /Runnow is not a valid parameter, so it will show you them, but it is not the proper way to. Use SFC /? for help.

[@MrHans818]

I love the Micro store. This is the first place I have ever seen promoting them.

[@samfredo8140]

Thanks, this fixed my w10 problem. My system was running very slow but now it is much faster.

[@pogman15]

with the assistance of MS support i was able to fix corruption on around 15 servers running server 2008 and/or 2012. the process was the painstaking one you had to follow, retrieving good copies of the cabs from other computers, windows iso's or downloading the specific versions of KBs that came with them. In some cases Microsoft had to provide some of the KBs as they are no longer available to the public. These older operating systems are harder to fix as the build info is not documented (words of the ms tech). server 2019 and windows 10 now has this info published so tracking down the required updates is alot quicker. The corruption issues i faces were due to either machines being rebooted whilst an update was installing or the machine rebooting with pending patches whilst the C drive was completly full (never reboot with a full disk).

[@27dev8]

Even after a year that this video is out this man is still saving computers like mine

[@angelgallegos7509]

Fr

[@soapopera3139]

Thanks. Those first two commands fixed my problems.

[@wp5355]

I love Micro Center - great selection!!

[@onthespottech5256]

Pro tip when creating a local user. If you want to avoid the ridiculous "security questions". Don't set a password when creating a new user. Wait till you login to that account. Then to set a password go back to settings-> accounts->sign-in options->password

[@amirbahalegharn365]

i remember in win98,the sfc was so much easier and had gui..you were able to specify the address to the installation source "which always worked " unlike now and i never had any "not be able to fix" .... also reinstalling windows with keeping files always worked unlike the newer versions where sometimes it forces you to have clean installation

[@inc2000glw]

I loved XP

[@davidwilson7979]

Iso from the desktop worked brilliantly. Its like my pc is brand new. Thanks man.

[@tungstenwall474]

First step, and already smoother, thank you!

[@ayushanand5176]

I have purchased a new laptop previous month and facing problems with it such as programs were suspended, brave gets hang, vs code corrupts , etc. Even my laptop's specs is not that low end. Ryzen 5 4500U 8gb ram 256 GB SSD But I couldn't get any solution and after performing the steps mentioned in your video, I can find the errors and fix them. Thank you so much for the help. Your videos are always helpful. ❤️

[@techtriggr]

Uh... Then the solution is to only reinstall windows (and if you're thinking using an Microsoft official iso and installing using it will not ruin your product key. It will activate itself online 😎😎😎)

[@rayirth.upside-down]

Nice way to flex with your not too awesome laptop. If I said my specs you will get obliterated but I ain't in mood to flex.

[@techtriggr]

@@rayirth.upside-down i can make a guess 32 gigs of ram 4.5 TB SSD ryzen 9-5700x Nvidia rtx 3080-ti gaming I have 12gigs of ram (upgraded by harvesting 4gbs of ram from my old laptop it's different MHz and i consistent but it still works for me it was originally 8gbs) Intel core i5 comet lake And a not bad Nvidia GeForce mx130 It's a hp 15s laptop i regret buying a laptop because at the time i bought that laptop i could have built an high performance beast for the same price but at that time i had an new system but built with 2007 specs for under 70$ at that time i thought laptops were better And i was not making content i thought I would just use it for online class and s**t And now If i build the same pc the cost would be almost 4x higher it will 4,00,000 inr USD:approx 4,000$!!! And also he's not flexing his laptop he's just telling the specs so no probs 😎😎

[@rayirth.upside-down]

@@techtriggr Actually you are super low, its a Ryzen 9 5950X, 128GB of ram, 8TB Chungus Sabrent nvme drive, 16TB Seagate disk, Dual RTX 3090 (yea I am the one responsible for the shortages as people say). He was indeed trying to flex corruption has nothing to do with specs and if he is a coder he should know that even better!

[@rayirth.upside-down]

@@techtriggr That setup costed a fortune, but I ain't gonna tell you the exact price but it was more than $10,000

[@OstenTV_DK]

You should also go over fixing an installation that wont boot. Like using WinPE to rebuild the BCD file or fixing MBR. Windows installation media also has a repair/ recovery tool, when you boot from it. It is in the bottom left corner on the language/ keyboard selection screen.

[@Ballissle]

There is an app to fix the MBR? I had to do that once and did it manually through console commands. Took me a whole weekend.

[@OstenTV_DK]

@@Ballissle an app wouldn't help if you can't boot. Is it for WinPE?

[@Ballissle]

@@OstenTV_DK I was referring to WinPE I don't know what it is. But I meant I wish I knew about that as it may have helped. Whereas I did a super manual route of recovery.

[@OstenTV_DK]

@@Ballissle it is a Microsoft tool that you can boot from. It is like the windows installation except it only has basic tools. You can also use the windows installation and press shift +F10 to get to CMD. The bootrec command is very useful to fix that kind of issues.

[@Ballissle]

@@OstenTV_DK thank you a ton for making me aware of this tool

[@TwistedSquid741]

Thank you ThioJoe for the video, windows was acting really funky and you saved me the trouble of having to reset

[@uscstyle]

I usually don't comment, but had to on this one. I have been building computers since the 90's and take care of everyone's computer I know. I can usually solve just about anything that comes up. Despite this, I was having zero luck with the Windows 10 KB5011487 update on my Acer laptop. Watched it reboot a few times a week saying, "Update Couldn't Be Installed, Rolling Back Changes". Was at the precipice of reinstalling Win 10 when I came across your video. Started watching at 6:30, as a blog user indicated, and reinstalled the image that was created with Media Creation Tool, and I was in shock when KB5011487 finally installed successfully! This looks like a comprehensive approach to solving a lot of problems, as the title of your video suggests. All I can is. . . Thank you!!!

[@yungbackshots]

When I first watched this video I was in an absolute panic. I thought I lost my 4+ years worth of files , videos, shenanigans & creations that I've made and collected over time . I was absolutely devastated when I saw how screwed I thought I was. I still remember this video and I came back to say thank you for even posting this. I'm for sure going to back everything up twice onto separate SSDs if I have to.

[@ericonion3561]

Yo did you save your stuff?

[@grbrah1198]

@@ericonion3561 we will never know

[@1p2k-223]

​@@ericonion3561..."i thought I was".. which implies that they did fix it :)

[@technologytime69]

Finally I can fix without reinstalling

[@toddfisk8443]

This worked great for me; thanks, Joe!

[@muhammadsetiawan4980]

I'm glad to find this video. 6:43 - The 'Last Resort' Repair Upgrade, resolves all of my problems in windows 10. My taskbar was not responsive, i can't right click on the start button, search, sound, time/calendar, action center. and all default application like email, calculator, preview photo/video, microsoft store etc I love you man

[@xponen]

To avoid corruption turn off Write-caching for drives that contain the OS. If you don't then any type of crash or power failure will result in system file corruption.

[@Stratelier]

This is one of those esoteric settings that not many people talk about. I have (on two occasions) lost files after a crash or cold reboot, presumably because the file was "saved" but pending its actual write to disk, meaning when I booted up the system the file seemed intact from the outside, but contained no actual data (a hex editor showed only null bytes for the entire stated length of the file).

[@johntexan4165]

There are a lot of unmentioned steps to be taken before a reinstall. The average PC user should run troubleshooting or the specific FixIt to correctly diagnose/fix their issue. Use the tools available to you if you aren’t a “guru”. Also, if you suspect it’s a profile issue, make sure you’re not logging into a temp profile.

[@sauliusjance6300]

Troubleshooting or your fixit doesn't solve the problem, it just creates an illusion that it fixed but it's not...

[@johntexan4165]

@@sauliusjance6300 that’s sometimes the case, but for someone that knows nothing about Windows, it’s a step.

[@kevinfromsales9445]

The first command fixed my wifi problem after windows update! Thanks a lot!

[@loserexe8001]

I looked up this video 22 hours after it was posted this is the earliest I’ve ever been to a tutorial

[@Preinstallable]

PRO TIP: If you see the progress bar has stopped, you may have clicked on the CMD window and stopped it rendering. It will continue running, and to see the progress just press ESC to stop selecting and unfreeze the window.

[@greg6900]

thank you lol

[@LarcR]

One other possibility if all else fails: restore a system drive backup made when everything was running as it should. If that doesn't work, start suspecting a hardware problem. Since I do fresh backups often and keep the last 5, that's something I might try before I did a repair install.

[@telebubba5527]

Let's face it, most people do not bother with backups. If you ask if they've mad a backup they will glare at you as if you were speaking Silbo Gomero. Even if they have made one, they wouldn't know what to do with it. People just want the system to work and do the the things they want without all the hassle.

[@Tim.Stotelmeyer.2984]

When a Windows Update hosed my system restoring from a system drive backup saved me many hours of having to reinstall Windows and 3rd party software.

[@rayirth.upside-down]

@@telebubba5527 True my main C drive is a 4TB nvme with 3.1 filled up, Where should I copy that metric shit ton of data I mean yes I have a nas and yea I have unlimited google drive but it really gets impractical

[@kenlemmond673]

So, I was having a problem where my Dell E6420 would freeze before windows started. It was somewhat intermittent, which I can't explain, but after managing to get it to boot to windows I ran the SFC command and got a report that it had found and corrected some problems. I then ran DISM which completed without reporting any problems. I restarted successfully and ran SFC again. This time it reported no problems found. I have now shut down and booted from power off successfully 3 times. It appears you have helped me fix the issue I was having. I have now subscribed and will sing your praises everywhere I go. 1000 thanks!

[@calvinlucien]

This helped out a lot. Godspeed, Joe.

[@jetjazz05]

Wow, I didn't believe in miracles until today. I've known about these scans and done them in the past before, but like I said I've had a Windows update fail for the last 3 days and the scan/online repair/scan actually worked for me. I was prepared to see that dumb failed update sign for the next year...

[@fido139]

Great info here.😊 Super ad for Microcenter. Dell has been my favorite machine for many years, and that's coming from a technician. Personally I have never had to reinstall Windows on any machine, customers or mine, I've always fixed them. That's over 25 years of teching.

[@raylopez99]

Microcenter will now build your PC if you specify the components (back in the day I built my own but don't have the time anymore) and I've heard from another KZbin channel that Dell's quality, except for their business Opticon series, has gone downhill.... I'm posting this from a refurbished Dell laptop that other than the occasional BSOD from an apparent battery issue works fine, and cost $100. 25 years and never a clean reinstall? That's impressive.

[@onthespottech5256]

never reinstalled windows? You may not know windows 10 only takes 15-20 minutes to reinstall from bare metal. maybe an hour to get a regular business system configured. If you are spending more then an hour smacking your head into a weird issue. just cut your pride loss and reinstall. Don't waste your life tracking issues that are unlikely to ever occur again.

[@raylopez99]

@@onthespottech5256 True but what if you have 1000 business computers? Is there a script to install Windows on 1k machines, and somehow download the User/Documents data from the cloud and finish all 1000 PCs in an hour? If so, Microsoft would be happy to advertise that.

[@michaelhasenstein721]

Tried it, had a corrupt file or files, and it fixed it. Works good. Thanks.

[@russkydeutsch]

Yes! Just ran this (7:27) for my Dell that wouldn't install windows update KB5008212. It worked. Thank you!

[@KnowledgeEnthusiast]

To, Theo Joe, Sir, can we use Windows System Restore Point Feature to sove these problems/issues that you've mentioned in this video? As we all know that, The Windows OS related problems/issues actually don't have any end to it, they keep come, each time with unbelievably completely unknown territory. So, can we fix such issues by using Deepfreez or System Restore Point??

[@Lofote]

Funny that you said user profile corruption are a hard problem and you need to go with a new user. In my 24 years of professional windows support job finding a problem with a user profile setting was often the easiest to don't and repair with tools like process monitor and the like, the operating system issues were often harder to fix 😉

[@adverschueren]

The repair install finally let me get rid of that Windows Update Error 0x80073701, which could not be fixed by the 'problem solver', nor by SFC, nor by DISM. Great advice!

[@JimmyCarter444]

Bless ya man!!! Got some stuff due friday your video was straight to the point and the only one that worked for me

[@NicoKnowsTech]

Did I just get Carlos Mencia'd

[@Mr_._Matt]

Straight up copied you lol.

[@ketama180]

man knows what he’s doing

[@purplepc1]

He needs to do his own content and not steal yours Nico

[@copester1204]

I would be interested in learning more about how these files and settings get 'corrupted' since actual literal file corruption on the HDD or SDD is far less common than is used to be.

[@theHardwareBench]

If you crank the CPU voltage up too much when you overclock it can cause it to not function 100% correctly. Thus as files are being written and read constantly it would be easy for one or two to become corrupt.

[@Bazo712]

@@theHardwareBench That's not always the case lol... corruption of windows begins if your cpu or especially your ram overclock is beyond unstable and you continue to run windows like that for weeks. It will slowly start to corrupt everything within windows to the point that it becomes unusable over time in which you need to completely reinstall it fresh.

[@theHardwareBench]

@@Bazo712 Exactly what I said, same thing with the CPU especially if the cache is overclocked or the motherboard VRM's can't take it.

[@abhiramsunilkumar2853]

THANK YOU BRO I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS FOR DAYS

[@rudolphtheodore3474]

The BEST advice I've received to date, will try everything you recommend! Thanks very much Bro.

[@lutzier7310]

Windows Resource Protection could not perform the requested operation. (For SFC scan)

[@peepeepoopoo2973]

I... think you've just saved a whole lot of more time and money on my hands, with the Windows Media Creation Tool solution I was struggling to fix my PC for the past god knows what, a good 6 months, only for the symptoms to get even worse the past few months, despite resetting + reinstalling Windows multiple times thank you so much, I genuinely appreciate it and for those that are struggling just like me

[@erichaynes7502]

The in place repair upgrade worked perfectly!

[@NatalieAnne22]

I just want to thank you for your excellent work Still trying to fix my PC but gee you’ve helped me to tick things off the list

[@idontknowwhattotypehere786]

cmd doesnt even run neither does powershell

[@bidenisasnake9932]

Biggest problem with Windows is Microsoft was involved.

[@That_One_Guy...]

No, the biggest problem is that Indian CEO and unchecked Capitalism is involved.

[@prasadmenon4216]

Worked lime a charm. Fixed the corrupt files. Thank you.

[@JohnnyJTav]

I have been having trouble with Windows 10 even with new updates for sometime. Tried sfc and it worked an did the trick for me. Thank you ThioJoe for this video.😀

[@purplepc1]

This is Copied from Nico knows tech man :(

[@ketama180]

this is a copy paste video from nico!

[@SuperGOLDStar5555]

Ways to fix nearly any Windows corruption is very helpful. Thanks for the Ultimate Guids 👍.

[@MariKehrwald]

Thanks for your help! Will keep you for further assistance.

[@Mr_._Matt]

Nice copy from Nico Knows Tech

[@expakun]

I had the exact same Problem you are describing in the Corrupted Windows Profile Section, but I didn't know that this was the issue, so I just reinstalled Windows. Thanks for the help on figuring out what my issue was now I know that it was most likely not a hardware issue.

[@FFVison]

I love Microcenter. A buddy of mine and I used to hang out there for unhealthy amounts of time just because it was something to do on Friday night. They were my go-to for years before NewEgg became a thing and were even still my go -to for anything I needed to get right now and not have to wait for something to be shipped. That's awesome you got them as a sponsor. I always forget about DISM, though I have used sfc /scannow with some regularity and in fact just used it the other day.

[@angryy_96]

Man ur a life saver, till to date all my problems with windows 11 have only been resolved by you

[@prowler1567]

Thanks Joe, excellent information.

[@cjm3122]

Hi Joe, My PC was giving me a hard time so I tried your suggestion for the first two steps. Although results said they found nothing my computer is really, really fast now. Just like new. THANK YOU!!!

[@rayirth.upside-down]

Then it was something else, not related to SFC or DISM

[@gamine2183]

Thanks,this helped me fix some image related problems.

[@larrybui]

My lap top won’t let me upgrade to windows 11 until I watch your video and now I just got it updated. Thank for sharing

[@ManJO601]

Thanks Joe EXCELLENT TEACHING AS ALWAYS I use you every time I have any issues with my PC Thanks once again!!

[@ironnerd2511]

Thanks for the video. It could be obvious for many, but you didn't mention CCleaner. I have found it helps a lot. Also restore points to an earlier functional state.

[@CronusVelox]

Thanks so much man! I had a update I could not download for the life of me. I tried sfc, dism and other command line commands that I don't even remember. I had to download the media creator and use the iso file to re-install windows. I didn't know why I took so long to reinstall windows, but im glad I stumbled upon this video.

[@tundras4ever552]

Only video that helped and fixed my issues ! Thank you 🙏

[@craterface12]

Fantastic work on this video

[@Hedgewalkers]

I just wanted to say thank you! This video helped me tremendously!❤😊

[@rlwalker2]

Solid information. Thanks.

[@davey3765]

The DISM command fixed my corrupted windows. THANKS! Updates are now working normally.