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[–] cals11@programming.dev 98 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Hello I'm a 12 year Microsoft MVP and Certified independent advisor here to help.

Please type "CMD" into the start menu then type "ckdsk /f /r"

If this solved your issue please click on "Accept as solution"!

[–] elvith@feddit.org 48 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Unrealistic. Every repair on Windows starts with DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth followed by sfc /scannow

...wait. no... That's the correct way. The MS MVP in the forum always mix it up and tell you to run them in reverse...

[–] 87Six@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Fyi do not run that if you used MAS :-)

[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] 87Six@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 month ago

I think it removes some needed files and screws up your activation or something like that

[–] Eternal192@anarchist.nexus 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why would you use anything else.

[–] elvith@feddit.org 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Eternal192@anarchist.nexus 3 points 1 month ago

I know, but people are still not comfortable switching to it, but it's getting more traction because Windows 11 is getting worse and worse, not that it was great before, this is just the shittiest version of it and people are finally realising Linux is a good alternative.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 24 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The one time I used that official forum I did my due diligence and laid out what I ended up doing to solve my problem as well as responding to the other person with a similar one. I am not DenverCoder9.