Microsoft Automated Troubleshooting Services

Microsoft Automated Troubleshooting Services

Find and fix common problems
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With one click, Microsoft Automated Troubleshooting Services will detect problems on your machine and automatically fix any common problems that are found. Check back often as we are adding new Fix it diagnostic solutions all the time!

Diagnose and repair solutions for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2:
We have detected that you are running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. Unfortunately, these Fix it solutions do not work with these operating systems. However, you can use the diagnostics built into Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 to help troubleshoot your problem.
To access the diagnostics:
  • Click Start, Control Panel
  • In the Control Panel, click System and Security
  • In the System and Security window, under Action Center, click Troubleshoot common computer problems
  • In the Troubleshoot computer problems window, click a specific task to automatically diagnose and fix a problem. To view more troubleshooters, click a category.
New diagnose and repair solutions for Windows XP:

New diagnose and repair solutions for Windows Vista

Appearance and personalization

Find and fix common problems
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Diagnose and repair solutions for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2:
We have detected that you are running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. Unfortunately, these Fix it solutions do not work with these operating systems. However, you can use the diagnostics built into Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 to help troubleshoot your problem.
To access the diagnostics:
  • Click Start, Control Panel
  • In the Control Panel, click System and Security
  • In the System and Security window, under Action Center, click Troubleshoot common computer problems
  • In the Troubleshoot computer problems window, click a specific task to automatically diagnose and fix a problem. To view more troubleshooters, click a category.
New diagnose and repair solutions for Windows XP:

Troubleshoot problems with appearance and personalization

Hardware and sound

Find and fix common problems
Browse our solution categories

Diagnose and repair solutions for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2:
We have detected that you are running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. Unfortunately, these Fix it solutions do not work with these operating systems. However, you can use the diagnostics built into Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 to help troubleshoot your problem.
To access the diagnostics:
  • Click Start, Control Panel
  • In the Control Panel, click System and Security
  • In the System and Security window, under Action Center, click Troubleshoot common computer problems
  • In the Troubleshoot computer problems window, click a specific task to automatically diagnose and fix a problem. To view more troubleshooters, click a category.
New diagnose and repair solutions for Windows XP:

Troubleshoot problems with hardware and sound

Print

Find and fix common problems
Browse our solution categories

Diagnose and repair solutions for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2:
We have detected that you are running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. Unfortunately, these Fix it solutions do not work with these operating systems. However, you can use the diagnostics built into Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 to help troubleshoot your problem.
To access the diagnostics:
  • Click Start, Control Panel
  • In the Control Panel, click System and Security
  • In the System and Security window, under Action Center, click Troubleshoot common computer problems
  • In the Troubleshoot computer problems window, click a specific task to automatically diagnose and fix a problem. To view more troubleshooters, click a category.
New diagnose and repair solutions for Windows XP:

Troubleshoot problems with printing

System and security

Find and fix common problems
Browse our solution categories

Diagnose and repair solutions for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2:
We have detected that you are running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. Unfortunately, these Fix it solutions do not work with these operating systems. However, you can use the diagnostics built into Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 to help troubleshoot your problem.
To access the diagnostics:
  • Click Start, Control Panel
  • In the Control Panel, click System and Security
  • In the System and Security window, under Action Center, click Troubleshoot common computer problems
  • In the Troubleshoot computer problems window, click a specific task to automatically diagnose and fix a problem. To view more troubleshooters, click a category.
New diagnose and repair solutions for Windows XP:

Troubleshoot problems with system maintenance and security

  • Common system maintenance tasks
    Automatically detect and fix common maintenance problems such as broken desktop shortcuts, unused icons, disk volume errors, and incorrect system time display.
  • Problems with overall system speed and performance
    Automatically diagnose and fix causes of poor system performance, such as the power saver setting, multiple anti-virus programs running, multiple startup programs running, and too many users logged on to the computer.
  • Problems with power usage and battery life
    Automatically detect system settings that can affect power usage, such as timeout and sleep settings, display settings, and screensavers, and restore them to their default settings.
  • Windows Search is not working or searches are slower
    Automatically diagnose and repair problems with Windows Search when searches are slower, search is not finding all items, or the Windows Search service failed, is not running or shut down unexpectedly.

Last Review : November 6, 2009