

Any of the red X's indicate a potential failure in software, drivers, hardware, etc. Reliability Monitor is a great tool to see if any specific software may be causing issues with your system. If the repair is successful you may want to re-run SFC just to check.Īfter running DISM it is a good idea to re-run SFC /scannow to make sure all the issues were fixed. (please note the space after "dism", & "online" & "image") Type DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image / RestoreHealth. This generally takes 15-30 minutes depending on the corruption and size of the partition Use DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /restorehealth to scan the image for component store corruption, perform repair operations automatically, and records that corruption to the log file. You can run Check, then Scan, but you should always run RESTORE HEALTH Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files but was unable to fix some (or all) of them (not a good thing) If you get this message run DISM as described below Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files and repaired them (a good thing) Windows did not find any integrity violations (a good thing) When you have finished it will say one of three things You may have to run this up to 3 times to fix all the problems If you want to verify and repair the OS type sfc /scannow (note the space between sfc and "/" Running a windows defender scan for any potential viruses can be very helpful at times to ensure your system is clean of any malicious software. Any third party software used to overclock like MSI Afterburner would need to be disabled within the software itself. Any overclocked settings can be reset in your motherboards bios by loading the "optimized default settings" of the bios. This would potentially include setting an XMP profile for your ram. Overclocking your computer past the system's recommended specifications can potentially cause system instability and result in BSODS or Crashes. Making sure your windows operating system is up to date is an easy first step in troubleshooting a Blue screen or crashing issue.

Listed below are some things to look out for and to try that may either resolve your issue or diagnose it further. A blue screen (BSOD) or a system crash can be caused by a number of things and may need to be investigated by an NZXT support agent or Microsoft's own support staff.
