Give it a try if you want, maybe it'll work for you too.Īlways try the simplest fixes first. Like I said, I know hard crashing a computer/laptop isn't good for it, but it did work. I'm glad she told me before I backed all my data up and tried to make a new administrative account cause it saved me a ton of time and frustration. For me, I just couldn't use left click for the start menu or anything on the right of the taskbar. Our issues were alittle different, she couldn't left click anything and certain parts of her system were glitching out. If you're using a laptop, unplug it and pull the battery while it's running. While it's logged in to a user, pull the plug and cut off power. My sister found a way that worked for both of us (her using pc, me using a laptop), Now, I know this isn't the best thing to do for a computer but I couldn't get to certain programs so I gave it a try, even though it sounded idiotic and like it wouldn't work. I spent hours online looking for ways to fix it and nothing helped. If it says operation successful, go see if everything is now working ok. If report is #3, please do the following.ĭism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealthĪgain, it will take some time. IF report is #2, go see if everything is now working ok. Found corrupt files but unable to repair. Found corrupt files and repair successfully.ģ. When finished, it will give you one of the 3 reports : (paraphrasing )Ģ. Right click at Start button > select Command Prompt (Admin) > at the flashing prompt, copy/paste this.

If necessary, run a dism image health restore afterwards. Run a system file check to look for corrupt files.

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