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The ''Windows Recovery Environment'' tools have been significantly expanded to take advantage of the new graphical setup environment. A "toolbox" is presented to the user, offering access to repair functions, [[System Restore]], a new memory diagnostic tool, access to Complete PC Backup and Restore images, and access to a command prompt. Multiple command prompts can be spawned at once, and more command-line tools are available. Command prompts can be spawned at any time during setup by pressing Shift+F10.
 
A new diagnostic utility, dubbed Startup Repair, Later automatic repair. (formerly the System Recovery Troubleshooter Wizard<ref name="WinHEC2004">{{cite web |url=http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/8/f/18f8cee2-0b64-41f2-893d-a6f2295b40c8/TW04046_WINHEC2004.ppt |title=Longhorn Manufacturing Features |last=Myers |first=Mark |date=2004 |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060827073150/http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/8/f/18f8cee2-0b64-41f2-893d-a6f2295b40c8/TW04046_WINHEC2004.ppt |archivedate=August 27, 2006 |format=PPT |accessdate=June 11, 2015}}</ref>), is designed to repair issues that may negatively affect the Windows startup process, such as damaged or missing boot and system files, incompatible drivers, and issues that result from damaged hardware. Startup Repair checks for corruption of operating system and other components, such as [[Boot Configuration Data]], disk and [[file system]] metadata, the [[Master Boot Record]], [[memory]] issues, and the [[Windows Registry]].
However, it can’t fix [[viruses]], or hardware problems. <ref name="WindowsRE">{{cite web |url=https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc722188%28v=ws.10%29.aspx |title=How Windows RE Works |author=[[Microsoft]] |work=[[Microsoft TechNet|TechNet]] |accessdate=June 2, 2015}}</ref> Microsoft has stated that the utility is intended to repair over eighty percent of issues.<ref name="WinHEC2004"/><ref name="WinHEC2005">{{cite web |url=http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/8/f/98f3fe47-dfc3-4e74-92a3-088782200fe7/TWAR05003_WinHEC05.ppt |title=Longhorn OS Deployment and Manufacturing Features |last=Myers |first=Mark |date=2005 |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050525220614/http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/8/f/98f3fe47-dfc3-4e74-92a3-088782200fe7/TWAR05003_WinHEC05.ppt |archivedate=May 25, 2005 |format=PPT |accessdate=June 11, 2015}}</ref>
 
==Servicing==