4] Create a new user account. If the problem persists, create a new user account and run System Restore from that account. You can create a Local account if you do not have another Microsoft ...

These aren't like your chipset or graphics drivers where you can (and should) update them yourself, but fortunately, Windows has a built-in scan tool to help fix file system and Windows driver errors.

The System File Checker or sfc.exe is a utility in Microsoft Windows located in C:\Windows\System32 folder. This utility allows users to scan for and restore corrupt Windows system files. In this ...

Starting today, Windows 10 users are finding that the /sfc scannow feature is no longer working and that it states it found, but could not fix, corrupted Windows Defender PowerShell files.

I'm running Windows Defender (under Windows 8.1 64-bit) on a 2-month old system (i7-4790S, 8GB). Whenever I run a scan (either Full or Quick), I get an... Log in Register ...

When performing a full antivirus scan using Windows Defender, a recent definition update or Windows update is causing the program to crash in the middle of a scan. We first heard about this issue ...