Windows Troubleshooting Commands and Tools I Should Never Forget!

I switched my Laptop's OS to Linux Mint a few months ago. Since then, I haven't had experienced the common problems that has bugged me on my Windows.  Although I admit I still encounter some problems but very much rarely compared to Windows.

As a result though I have forgotten some common commands /utilities necessary to troubleshoot Windows that are native to the Microsoft OS.

So before I completely forget everything I need to troubleshoot a Windows OS here's a short list (of what I can still recall).


  • Ctrl-Alt-Del to enable Taskmanager - heaven forbid, if I forget this three finger salute then probably I got Alzheimer's already (Gasp!)
  • Regedit - of course to call up the registry editor (Warning! use with extreme caution!)
  • MSConfig - (I hate to admit it but I wasn't able to recall this until I asked my tech!) - to view and manage the startup config.
  • GPEdit.msc - Group Policy Editor - I had to Google this one.

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