*** These fixes for a Windows 10 Laptop work OK for my ASUS Laptop *** Fixing installation files with DISM from " 19 Tips to make PC faster for Windows 10 To use DISM to repair corrupted system files to increase performance and stability, use these steps: Open Start. Type into the ' Type here to Search ' for Command Prompt , do this and close the command and repeat with the ' Type here to Search ' and look for the ' Command Prompt app ' and then right-click on the ' Command Prompt ' tab and select from the droplist for ' Run as Administrator ' and the black page will appear with certain info typed in it ... as C:\WINDOWS\system32> and then add to that by typing next to it DISM /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth after doing this it will look like this ... C:\WINDOWS\system32>DISM /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth then press the Enter key on the laptop and the command will run.. it will take awhile .. till finished. * DISM /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth * another option : After you complete the steps, if the repair finished successfully, then your device should start operating normally. If the scan had issues, then you should use the SFC command. (You can always learn more about this feature in our DISM walkthrough guide.) Fixing installation files with SFC To use SFC to repair corrupted system files on Windows 10, use these steps: Open Start. Search for Command Prompt, right-click the top result, and click the Run as Administrator option. Type the following command to repair the installation and press Enter: sfc /scannow after doing this it will look like this ... C:WINDOWS\system32>sfc /scannow and then press Enter button on laptop . Once you complete the steps, the SFC tool should be able to fix any problems affecting your system performance. You can check out this guide that also explains other aspects of the System File Checker tool, including the steps to view scan details, repair individual files, and perform an offline system repair. This will take awhile and if something is corrupt it will find it .