Troubleshooters in Windows 7 RTM

By Richard Hay, on August 13th, 2009

Windows 7 makes terrific use of troubleshooting wizards and wizard guides to help users troubleshoot, fix problems and run their computer. The Windows 7 Troubleshooting Applet is located in the Control Panel under All Control Panel Items > Troubleshooting.

In the Control Panel applet the troubleshooting wizards are set up in 5 categories:

Programs – allows you to run programs made for earlier versions of Windows
Hardware and Sound

Configure Device
Use a Printer
Troubleshooting audio recording
Troubleshoot audio playback

Network and Internet

Connect to the Internet
Access shared files and folders on other computers

Appearance and Personalization

Display Aero desktop effects

System and Security

Fix problems with Windows Update
Run maintenance tasks
Improve power usage
Check for performance issues

These are just the most used troubleshooters – there are actually a total of 24 troubleshooters to help you maintain the system. You can access them all by clicking on the View all link on the left hand side of the main applet window.

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