How To Troubleshoot System Maintenance In Windows 10
76By default, Windows will automatically run the System Maintenance troubleshooter on a scheduled basis in the background to check for routine maintenance issues, proactively fix detected problems if able, and notifes you if user input is required.
Potential issues checked by System Maintenance:
Broken shortcuts - Broken shortcuts are invalid references to programs and other resources. For example, a desktop shortcut for a USB device may be regarded as broken if the USB device is not connected when the System Maintenance troubleshooter performs its maintenance. When there are more than 4 broken shortcuts on the desktop, then all broken shortcuts on the desktop are removed.
Troubleshooting history is taking up disk space - Frees up disk space by removing troubleshooting history logs older than 1 month.
System time is incorrectly set - Sets the correct system time and synchronize system clock with the time server. When the system time is set incorrectly, features that rely on time measurement such as Product Activation, malware scanners, and browser certificates might not work correctly.
Unused desktop icons - Icons and shortcuts on the desktop that have been unused in 3 months are removed.
Disk volume errors - Frees up disk space by repairing hard disk volume errors such as bad sectors, lost clusters, cross-linked files and directory errors. These problems can cause the file system to report incorrect volume details and occupy excessive disk space.
Error reports are taking up disk space - Frees up disk space by removing error reports and logs older than 1 month.
This tutorial will show you how to manually run the System Maintenance troubleshooter on demand to perform maintenance tasks in Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops,
and tablets running the Windows 10 operating system (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba,Lenovo, and Samsung