November 7th, 2008
Windows 7's troubleshooting tools
Windows has always come equipped with troubleshooting and diagnostic tools, but in Windows 7 Microsoft has done something it should have done a long time ago and put them all together in one place in Control Panel.
Check out Windows 7’s troubleshooting tools gallery
Previous galleries:
- Windows 7 install/IU
- Windows 7 pre-beta screenshots
To find them you go to the Control Panel and under System and Security you’ll see Find and fix problems.
The troubleshooters are divided up into eight categories:
- Programs
- Run programs made for a previous version of Windows
- Browse the web with Internet Explorer
- Display my music and video library in Windows Media Player - Devices
- Configure a device - Network
- Connect to the Internet
- Access shared files and folders on other computers - Printing
- Use a printer - Display
- Show the Aero theme - Sound
- Record sound
- Play sound - Performance
- Make your computer run faster - Windows
- Run maintenance tasks
- Improve power usage
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