Chapter 5. Maintaining and Troubleshooting Windows 7

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS CHAPTER INCLUDE

  • Identifying and resolving performance issues

  • Using the Windows Recovery Environment

  • Managing hardware in Windows 7

  • Troubleshooting boot issues

In a perfect world, you'll never have to worry about troubleshooting Windows 7. However, it's a complex operating system, and changes in one place often result in problems elsewhere. As the operating system is modified, updated, reconfigured, and exposed to endless security threats, things go wrong.

Your first line of defense is built-in tools such as Event Viewer, the Action Center, the Services applet, and Power Options to monitor your system and help identify issues before they become problems.

The Windows Recovery ...

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