Windows 10 Troubleshooting: Mastering the Art of Clean Boots

A clean boot allows you to start Windows without running non-Microsoft services. It would help you troubleshoot and determine what application or program is causing the problem that you have. After upgrading to Windows 10 or updating Windows 10, you may encounter software conflicts. To fix the problem, it is necessary to perform a clean boot. Here you will learn how to perform a clean boot in Windows 10.

Follow these steps:

1. PressWin+R(Windows logo key and R key) at the same time. A Run dialog box will open.

2. Typemsconfigin the run box and click onOKbutton. This is to open “System Configuration” dialog box.

3. InGeneraltab, under Selective startup,uncheckthe box next toLoad startup items. Then click on Apply button.

4. Click onServicestab and check the box next toHide all Microsoft services. Then click onDisable allbutton.

5. ClickApply thenOK button.

Tips to troubleshoot what applications or program is causing the problem

After rebooting, refer to the steps above to enable those disabled services. If you have installed multiple non-Microsoft services. It is recommended that you enable several services at a time then reboot your PC.Keep doing this to find a group which are causing the problem. Then check the suspect services one by one until you figure out which one is causing the problem.

• Windows 10