Tech Guide: Welcome to another helpful tech guide article on how to troubleshoot Windows and Linux operating systems on Personal computers, Laptops or other devices. Read on this blog the methodology, PERFORMANCE ISSUES SOLVING, boot failure repair, network failure solving, driver or hardware driver installing command line prompt, software related problems, etc.
What is the meaning of troubleshooting the operating system?
Troubleshooting an operating system, SUCH AS WINDOWS, LINUX, etc, is nothing but a method to identify system problems, analyse symptoms and logs, and resolve the problem by repairing it by either using available system application tools or with the command line prompt. Many Personal computer users or laptop users of various OS sometimes find errors while using the system, maybe in the software, or internet connectivity, or Caching issues, and to do this, they need to know basic knowledge of how to solve such issues when they arise. In the paragraph below, you will find the methodology, command line code and more details.
Steps involved in the OS Troubleshooting Methodology
- In the first steps, it is the process of identifying and documenting the problems via noting down the log errors, the time the problem occurred, changes made to the systems and the symptoms the Devices show
- After the first step is completed, the next step is examining the logs and the device system status. For Linux OS users, you will find the system logs in the var/log or in the var/log/syslog. While for the Windows PC use it can be viewed using the system utility application Event Viewer, which allows you to examine the logs of system, security and application.
- Prepare a Proper probable cause Theory. It can be done by referencing the information collected and hypothesising it. (For example, say the computer was shut down due to RAM failures. or Water dropped or broke our update, not found and more.
- Testing the Cause theory and implementing exact solutions
- In computing, while preparing any error exact solution is required; if it is not executed, it is called failure. So the fifth step is the Testing of the cause theory and making a solution to fix the problem.
- In the last steps, it is the verification of the system functionality by checking it and documenting how it processes to bring the solutions.
How to fix WINDOWS and Linux OS devices’ common issues using Specific tools?
Many of the users already knew that the use of Windows and Linux PC is not similar. As you all know already, how Windows PC are used, but using the Ubuntu OS or SUSE on it might be a little difficult for the first-time user. For beginners, it is suggested to learn the basics of the Linux common issues parting guide. This doesn’t say Windows is very easy for beginners; they are all the same.
In the table below, a list of specific tools or command lines is given to solve errors in Windows and Linux pc
| Issues | Windows TOOLS | Linux (Ubuntu and SUSE) Command |
| Device Performance | Using the task manager utility tools. Thai can be opened on such pc or laptop by pressing Ctrl + Shift + Esc keyboard key. This helps in checking your pc cpu memory usage and disk space | Top ot htop to check CPU central processing unit memory usage, and also by using the df -h command to check the disk space |
| System boot failures | In such cases, you can use the option to advance startup, which allows you to check and repair the booting failures. Other options are booting into safe mode in Safe Mode on the computer, or you can also resort ot the previous working start if you have a backup. Another method is checking the BIOS booting sequence order settings | There exist various ways to repair a linux pc boot failure. The easiest is booting into recovery mode. Other options are inspecting the logs using a live USB stick or the dmesg or Journalctl -xb command line prompt, which can check the disc integrity and reinstall the grub bootloader in the system |
| Network Connectivity error | Ifconfigs is generally used in the command prompt of windownd pc to check the network settings. You can also go to the control panel, network connection and troubleshoot. Checking Windows Defender firewall or other antivirus firewall settings sis also suggested | In Linux computers or OS devices, you can use the command ip addr or ipconfig to know the configuration nd ping ot traceroute to test the internet connectivity. Use also the Iptable command to show the firewall rules. |
| Driver or hardware problems | Device Manager is a very helpful tool for driver or hardware failure, and to know which driver is missing required updates. You will find any failure with the yellow triangle indication. What can be done to solve this install window updates Install the driver updates. | Using lspci and lsusb is suggested to show the list of devices in the system, and lsmod for checking the compatibility issues and updates. I am using the command line Apt for the Ubuntu and YaST for the SUSE OS computers. |
| Software-related problems | To fix such issues, just reinstall the application or install required updates. | Sudo apt -f install<package.> This command line will help in checking and updating |
In conclusion, here is a very useful guide on how to repair common computer issues for those who are using the Winfdoea and Linux Ubuntu or SUSE OS on Personal computers. This guide will help you know how to fix network, software failure, hardware issues, booting problems fixing and many more.
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