Posts under Repair tag.

How to reinstall or reset Windows 10 via the Cloud

Windows 10 offers to reinstall or reset Windows 10 using the Recovery method right from within the OS. It does not need to download any form of ISO, and it works well. The Windows team is taking it one step […]

How to reset Windows Spotlight feature in Windows 10

The Windows Spotlight feature on Windows 10 is the main reason why you see the mesmerizing images on your Windows 10 lock screen. This feature beings in new images of your interest to your lock screen to make it more […]

How or Reset or Repair Individual Office apps in Windows 10

When an Office app in Windows 10 doesn’t function as intended, restarting it can fix the problem. If this too, doesn’t work, you can try repairing it. We have seen how to uninstall individual Office apps. Today, we will see […]

How to Boot or Repair Windows 10 using the Installation Media

This post will show you how to repair Windows 10 installation using the bootable Installation USB or DVD media without losing data. In a situation where Windows 10 Advanced Options troubleshooting options are not accessible from within the Windows, you […]

Something went wrong, We couldn’t start your program – Office error

Sometimes when launching an Office program, you may get an error saying “Something went wrong, We couldn’t start your program.” You may have an issue with the Office file, and any app you try to launch gives you the same […]

How to repair corrupted and damaged zip files

Quite a few times, while trying to open a zip file, you may see a message stating that the zip file is corrupt, incomplete or damaged and that the extraction cannot proceed. The exact message could be – The compressed […]

How to perform Automatic Startup Repair in Windows 10

Users of Windows 10/8 may have noticed that it includes a new recovery feature called Startup Repair. If your Windows 10/8 is not able to boot or start-up, Automatic Repair, earlier called Startup Repair will come into action and try […]

Windows Spotlight is not working & stuck on the same picture

Windows Spotlight feature in Windows 10 allows users to fetch an image from Bing and set it as the Lock Screen background image automatically. However, some people have reported that Windows Spotlight is not working for them and that at times […]

How to Repair Office & Uninstall individual Microsoft Office programs

Has your Microsoft Office installation got corrupted? Are your Office programs not working properly? In this case, rather than go for an uninstall – reinstall, you might want to repair Microsoft Office 2019/2016/2013/2010/2007 installation, first. Here are the steps you […]

Windows 10 fails to boot; Automatic Startup Repair, Refresh, Reset PC also fails

If your Windows 10/8 fails to boot, it will launch Automatic Startup Repair, in order to attempt to repair Windows. If Automatic Repair also fails, you will want to use the Refresh your PC or Reset your PC option. To do […]

FixWin v 2 for Windows 8 released

FixWin was launched at a time when there were no Microsoft Fix It’s or ATS and Windows Troubleshooters, and the only way for user to fix their Windows problems was to follow tutorials and manually edit the Windows Registry or download […]

Windows Store apps not working? Repair Windows Apps in Windows 10/8

The Windows 10/8 operating system offers an easy way to repair the Windows Store apps, should they not be functioning properly. If there is some problem with any app when you click on an app to open it, you find […]

Microsoft .NET Framework Repair Tool Released

Microsoft has released a new tool called as Microsoft .NET Framework Repair Tool that will help you resolve issues you may face with the .NET  Framework on your Windows computer. Microsoft .NET Framework Repair Tool This tool troubleshoots common issues […]

How To Repair Internet Explorer

If you are an Internet Explorer user, you may at times face some problems. You should know how to repair Internet Explorer to avoid wastage of time searching for solutions for different problems on the Internet or otherwise. The problems can […]

Basic Windows Troubleshooting Tips for Beginners

I felt the need to write this post covering some general tips for beginners, since many-a-times I receive mail, asking for help, to which the answer in most cases involves carrying out some basic troubleshooting. This article, therefore, touches upon […]

How to Refresh Windows 8

You might have encounter a situation where you system is not acting normally – like few system application might be crashing it etc. In such cases we may need to repair your OS.  We have already seen how to repair install […]

Repair Windows with Windows Repair Tool

Many of you may have used our freeware FixWin Windows Repair Tool. Here is another tool that will help you repair your Windows installation should you ever feel the need to. Windows Repair Tool guides you at every step of the repair […]

Laptop Motherboard Repair: Causes & Signs of Motherboard Failure

One of the worst things that can happen to your laptop is the motherboard failure often resulting in laptop motherboard repair. If the motherboard is damaged and is beyond repair, you would need to consider buying a new laptop. This […]

Run Windows Startup Repair to fix Unable to boot System with error code 0x490

Sometime when you boot your System you might get this error 0x490 and you won’t proceed from there. This happens if the Boot Manager is damaged or corrupted. In such a case, what we have to do, is we could […]

Access Control List Repair Utility for Windows 7

An Access Control List (ACL), with respect to a computer file system, is a list of permissions attached to an object. An ACL specifies which users or system processes are granted access to objects, as well as what operations are […]