Never fun, but at least it's relatively painless

We are all thankful that the days of having to reinstall Windows every six months are over. However, there are still times when we have to resort to the last resort. Sometimes, you just have to scrap everything and start over.

There are several things you can do to fix minor and major Windows problems. The Check Disk (CHKDSK) utility is great for troubleshooting file system problems due to bad sectors on hard drives. We can show you how to fix file system errors in Windows using CHKDSK.

The System File Checker (SFC) and Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) command-line tools can help you find and fix a wide range of Windows problems.