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  1. DISM + SFC Workflow: Step-by-Step Windows 10 Repair Guide

    Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) and System File Checker (SFC) remain the quickest, least-invasive tools to restore a damaged Windows 10 installation — when used in the correct order, with the right sources, and with realistic expectations about what they can and cannot fix. This...
  2. Repair Windows 10/11 with DISM and SFC: Online and Offline Guide

    If your Windows 11 or Windows 10 PC is misbehaving — BSODs, apps refusing to start, unexplained slowdowns, or failed updates — the built‑in duo of DISM (Deployment Image Servicing and Management) and SFC (System File Checker) will often repair what a reinstall otherwise would. These tools work...
  3. Windows Error 0x8000FFFF: Catastrophic Failure and How to Fix

    Error 0x8000FFFF — the dreaded “Catastrophic failure” — is rarely fatal, but it’s a disruptive Windows error that often appears after an update, during a System Restore, or when a core servicing operation fails; it generally signals corrupted system files, a damaged component store, driver...
  4. Tame AppData Bloat on Windows: 4 Safe Fixes and Troubleshooting

    If your AppData folder is ballooning and consuming valuable disk space, this guide walks through four practical fixes — from safe, built‑in cleanups to targeted troubleshooting for runaway temp producers — and explains the trade‑offs and safeguards every Windows user should know. Background...
  5. DISM Guide for Windows 11: Repair Component Store & Image Health

    Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) is the built‑in Windows tool for repairing the Windows component store and servicing images — and when used correctly it’s the most reliable first‑line fix for persistent Windows 11 stability problems that never quite go away after normal...
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    Windows 10 start menu, cortana & action center issues

    I'm sure it's been asked before but I've yet to find an answer to my 2 issues though I suspect i know what happened. 1st: I'm unable to update to the latest version of 1607(patch KB3199209) I get the following error trying to manually update (0x80073712) 2nd: as stated in the title...
  7. Windows 8 Blue Screen on Shutdown?

    Hi Guys I'm getting a blue screen when I try and shut down my computer. I get the normal "Shutting Down" screen and after a minute or so a blue screen pops up. It shows this error message. Driver Verifier IOManager Violation UIMbuss.sys Then the computer says that it has to restart, and it...
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    Windows 7 windows cannot install any updates - Windows Update error 800B0100

    Hi was wondering if anyone could help me. I cant install any windows updates and am getting the following error "Windows Update error 800B010" The CheckSUR log is showing the following:- ================================= Checking System Update Readiness. Binary Version 6.1.7601.21645 Package...
  9. How to address disk space issues that are caused by a large Windows component store (WinSxS) directo

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    Windows 7 HELP. Sfc/Scannow Stoped at 14%

    I am trying to run sfc/scannow but something seems not ok. Here is the log from C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\cbs.log latest time i started it. Please enyone help! 2012-11-19 14:24:52, Info CSI 00000055 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components 2012-11-19 14:24:52, Info...
  11. Windows 7 Window Updates Errors: Codes 800B0100 & 800F0900 - on updates: KB2691442, KB2705219, KB2706045, KB27

    Window Updates Errors: Codes 800B0100 & 800F0900 - on updates: KB2691442 & KB2732500 I have to update these two updates in order to use my university's internet connection. I have tried many, many troubleshooting methods from Microsoft's Fix-It Tool to manually installing the updates to...
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    Windows 7 SP1 won't install. I have the CheckSUR log from the update readiness tool

    Hey, I reinstalled windows 7 a few weeks ago and everything went well and its running really fast and never crashes or anything but SP1 just will not ever install. I tried disabiling my antivirus, installing it without any other updates, downloading it off the Microsoft site and installing it...
  13. How to Alleviate Disk Space Pressure Caused By a Large Windows Component Store (WinSxS) Directory

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  14. You receive error code "0x80073712" or the "Windows Features" dialog box is empty when you try to in

    Describes a problem that may occur when the component store that contains information about Vista or Windows 7 components is corrupted. Provides a resolution. More...
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    Windows 7 Windows could not configure one or more system components

    I'm trying to do a clean install of Windows 7 build 7000 32-bit (downloaded from microsoft.com) on a 30 GB partition. During the "Completing installation..." phase, I get a pop-up with this message: I looked in the logs, here are the last lines of X:\Windows\Panther\setuperr.log: Any idea?