Windows repair or re-install?
- A small Problem is occurred in your System, worth is usually a quick repair by Windows. Errors are often found and reliably eliminated.
- It helps nothing or increasingly serious problems, is a completely new Installation makes more sense. Not only all complications removed, but also your data and settings.
- Under Windows 8 and 10 you will find a function to Refresh. Here, Windows is re-installed, your personal data and installed programs remain. This is a reasonable compromise between the repair and re-Installation.
Windows 8 repair or not?
Windows 8 reinstall
Windows Vista and Windows 7: System repair or reinstall
- Under Windows 7, and Windows Vista, a repair is unfortunately not quite so simple. To do this, you need a Recovery CD, which you can find on Microsoft for Download. The following instructions works on both Windows Vista, and Windows 7.
- The repair is too complicated, install Windows just new. The instructions in this practice tip in a few minutes. Alternatively, you can also download the ISO file for Windows and an external disk install. You can find additional information in our CHIP article.
Windows 7 repair
In the next practical tip we show you how you can a broken USB Stick repair.
