Troubleshooting Windows 7 Using Built-In Troubleshooters
Posted October 1, 2009 – 7:33 pm in: Windows 7 Tweaks
One of the best features in Windows 7 that you should know is Windows troubleshooting platform. With Windows troubleshooters you can resolve most of the Windows problems automatically in a few clicks.
There are a total of 20 troubleshooters available in Windows 7 including Sound, Power and Aero troubleshooters. To launch a troubleshooter in Windows 7, simply type fix or troubleshoot in Windows 7 Start menu search field and hit enter to open troubleshooting window.
Once you open the appropriate troubleshooter, simply follow the onscreen instructions to fix the problem.
Here is the list of built-in Windows 7 troubleshooters:
1. Aero – Troubleshoot problems that prevent you from experiencing Aero animations and effects.
2. Browse the Web – Troubleshoot problems that prevent you from browsing the web with IE.
3. Connection to a Shared Folder – Access shared folder and folders on other PCs.
4. Connection to a workplace Using Direct Access – Troubleshoot problems that prevent you from connecting to your workplace network over the Internet using Direct Access.
5. Hardware and Devices – Troubleshoot problems with hardware and devices.
6. HomeGroup Networking – Troubleshoot problems that prevent you from viewing PC or shared files in a homegroup.
7. Incoming Connection to this computer – Allow other PCs to connect to this computer.
8. Internet Connections - Connect to the Internet or to a particular Web Site.
9. Maintenance – Cleanup unused files and shortcuts, and perform other maintenance tasks.
10. Networking Adapter- Troubleshoot Ethernet, wireless, or other network adapters.
11. Performance – Adjust settings in Windows than can help improve overall speed and performance.
12. Play a DVD in Windows Media Player – Troubleshoot problems that prevent a DVD from playing in Windows Media Player.
13. Play Sound – Troubleshoot problems that prevent your PC from playing sound.
14. Power – Adjust power settings to improve battery life and reduce power consumption.
15. Printer – Troubleshoot problems that prevent you from using a printer.
16. Program Compatibility Troubleshooter – Troubleshoot a program that doesn’t work in this version of Windows.
17. Record Sound – Troubleshoot problems that prevent your PC from recording sound.
18. Web Browsing Safety - Adjust settings for browser safety in Internet Explorer.
19. Windows Media Player Library – Troubleshoot problems that prevent music and movies from being shown in the Windows Media Player Library.
20. Windows Media Player Settings – Reset Windows Media Player back to default settings.
Tags: Troubleshooting Windows 7, Windows 7 troubleshooting
- No Related Post
- 14 Excellent Windows 7 themes
- How to make bootable USB
- 27 Beautiful Vista logon screens
- How to install Windows 7 from USB
- Remove Watermark from Windows 7 desktop
- Windows 7 tips & tricks
- Windows 7 inside out free chapters
- Windows 7 step by step free chapters
- What’s new in Windows 7
- Windows 7 impact world wide
- Using Windows XP mode in Windows 7
- Power management in Windows 7
- How to use Winodws easy transfer
- How to activate Windows 7
- Windows 7 VHD Features
- Dual boot from VHD (Windows 7 & R2)
- Windows XP to Windows 7 migration
- What’s new in Windows 7
Incoming search terms for the article:
problems with uxstyle - realtek sound troubleshoot windows 7 - windows 7 troubleshooter -More and more users are switching to 64-bit version of Windows these days. The obvious advantage of 64-bit Windows over 32-bit is that the former one can utilise more than 4GB of RAM efficiently.
So if you are planning to purchase a 64-bit Windows 7 copy and would like to know if your system is ready for the same or not, you can use the tiny BITS tool. BITS is a portable tool for Windows 7, Vista and XP to know your system’s compatibility with 64-bit Windows.
Download, extract and simply run the tool to know about your CPU type (32 or 64), your current Windows… Continue reading
Weather Center is an awesome application to view the current weather conditions in a jiffy. The tool displays the current temperature in the system tray area and is fully customizable.
Upon running the tool for the first time, you will be given an opportunity to to setup the tool by entering your current location. Once done, you can view the current temperature in system tray area and also can view addition information such as dew point, sun rise time, sun set time, humidity and more by opening Weather Center window.
Key features:
- Up-to-date weather information
- Weather alert options
- Weather data format
Rafael Rivera and Zheng have released a handy application for Windows 7 called Geosense, a Windows Sensor, that provides the Location and Sensors platform in Windows 7 with accurate and reasonably ubiquitous positioning information without requiring or the assistance of GPS hardware, enabling more practical location-based applications and scenarios on Windows 7.
Geosense is available for both x86 & x64 versions of Windows 7. You can download the setup file from the link mentioned below. More information is available at the Geosense download page.