Despite Microsoft's efforts, Windows will never be able to escape all its problems. Some of them can be fixed automatically, but others require direct user intervention and present considerable resistance. The Windows Repair application arrives as a sort of "all-in-one solution" for the most frequent issues affecting Windows, and although we have already discussed it previously, it has received many adjustments in recent years.
A famous saying holds that the user is to blame until proven otherwise, but the idea that "Windows breaks by itself" is no longer so far-fetched. For example, Microsoft's policy of installing updates automatically is a double-edged sword. We have lost count of the enormous number of hotfixes released with errors, causing havoc on perfectly working systems. The same can be said about drivers, and even standalone programs that seem unrelated to the operating system have the potential to break everything with a single update. Personally, I have always recommended a "manual approach" to problems — locating the source and performing the necessary repairs — but there are other alternatives, such as Windows Repair.
What Windows Repair Can Fix
In short, using Windows Repair is recommended after the computer has suffered a malware infection or other similar damage. The program can repair issues such as missing icons, the HOSTS file, permissions of some services, Windows Update errors, everything related to Windows Installer, the network section, firewall access, Windows proxy configuration, and system file records, among other things. Windows Repair includes a wizard that recommends several optional steps before starting a repair, including creating a backup of the Registry and performing a full shutdown and restart cycle.
A Factory Reset Without Losing Data
What Windows Repair proposes is something similar to a "factory reset", obviously without losing personal information. Its traditional version is completely free, but the Pro edition keeps several critical functions that are available for free in other maintenance programs, which in a way limits its final usefulness. If we set that detail aside, Windows Repair works very well, and it's worth considering.
