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    [–] mech@feddit.org 66 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (5 children)

    "I'm having an issue with Windows"

    "Please open CMD.EXE and run sfc /scannow and DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth
    If that doesn't solve your issue, you need to reinstall Windows
    Hope that helps!

    [–] nukeforyou@lemmy.zip 25 points 19 hours ago (4 children)

    I cant think of a time that sfc scannow or dsim cleanup has ever fixed a problem

    [–] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 8 points 18 hours ago

    It worked for me on an issue once. Which, tbh, is worse than it never working, because it gave me hope and a reason to keep trying it in the future.

    [–] cley_faye@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago

    If you actively edit/delete some system files non-essential for boot, but that would break some integrated features, sure. But random corruption of protected system files? If that happens, you're not fixing anything without changing your storage and/or the rest of the hardware anyway.

    [–] SystemL@literature.cafe 6 points 19 hours ago

    Same.

    I reinstall my windows partition every like year.

    [–] Sabata11792@ani.social 3 points 19 hours ago

    I have had DISM work a handful of times for work. SFC has never fixed anything.

    [–] angband@lemmy.world 4 points 18 hours ago

    You forgot to start with shutdown /g

    Hope that helps.

    [–] fnrir@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 19 hours ago

    I think we should just add a button on the desktop that runs both of those.

    We'll call it... "New All"?

    [–] JargonWagon@lemmy.world 3 points 18 hours ago