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These command line tools that are very useful for troubleshooting Windows PCs.–PC Pitstop.<\/i><\/font><\/p>\n

4 Useful Command Line Tools<\/h4>\n

By Vamsi Krishna for MakeTechEasier<\/p>\n

Thr Windows command line may not be the best choice to work with due to its unpleasant user interface, but there are certain useful features that don\u2019t come with a user interface and can only be accessed via the command line. In this article, let us share with you a couple of command line tools that you can use to troubleshoot your Windows PC.<\/p>\n

1. System File Checker<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Windows System File Checker feature in Windows is used to check the integrity of the system files and registry. When you have a corrupted system or registry, you can make use of the System File Checker feature to scan and restore system files (or registry keys) from a cached version of original Windows files.<\/p>\n

To run this tool, open up the Windows command prompt as an administrator and execute the command below.<\/p>\n

sfc \/scannow<\/p><\/blockquote>\n


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