{"id":11005,"date":"2012-08-28T00:08:47","date_gmt":"2012-08-28T04:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/win-7-logo.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11030\" title=\"win 7 logo\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/win-7-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"121\" heigh"},"modified":"2015-11-12T06:25:32","modified_gmt":"2015-11-12T11:25:32","slug":"what-is-windows-reliability-monitor-the-forgotten-gem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/what-is-windows-reliability-monitor-the-forgotten-gem\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Windows Reliability Monitor? The Forgotten Gem"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"daves-708946608\" class=\"daves-single-post-before-content\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/win-7-logo.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11030\" title=\"win 7 logo\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/win-7-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"121\" height=\"121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/win-7-logo.jpg 121w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/win-7-logo-55x55.jpg 55w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 121px) 100vw, 121px\" \/><\/a>The Windows Reliability Monitor<\/h2>\n<p>A seemingly forgotten but very useful tool that is bundled with the Windows 7 Operating System is the Reliability Monitor.<\/p>\n<p>Have you noticed that your computer has been failing lately in the &#8216;Snappy and Responsive&#8217; Department? Let&#8217;s face it, Windows has its flaws. It is probably to be expected considering its complexity. As time goes by you install and uninstall a multitude of utilities, applications, gadgets, and various other software. Things just bog down after a time. Sometimes things even break in a manner of speaking.<\/p>\n<p>The Reliability Monitor can help you sort out what some of these possible problem sources are.<\/p>\n<h3>How to Access the Reliability Monitor<\/h3>\n<p>There are a couple of ways to access this useful tool:<\/p><div id=\"daves-829576980\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Method One:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<li>Click the Start Button<\/li>\n<li>Type: Reliability<\/li>\n<li>Click: View reliability history<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Method Two:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<li>Open Control Panel<\/li>\n<li>Choose System<\/li>\n<li>Choose Action Center<\/li>\n<li>In the Maintenance Section, choose: View reliability history<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>How to Use the Reliability Monitor<\/h3>\n<p>Whichever method you choose you will be presented with a window that looks similar to this one:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/reliability-history-image-001.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11011\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/reliability-history-image-001.png\" alt=\"reliability-history-image-001\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/reliability-history-image-001.png 640w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/reliability-history-image-001-150x112.png 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/reliability-history-image-001-400x300.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Note: Your window will have different information than mine.<\/em><\/p><div id=\"daves-1178942415\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content-2\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>As you can see there is a lot of information provided and several ways to access it.<\/p>\n<p>Once you have clicked on a particular day you will be presented with a list, in the bottom panel, displaying all the errors, warnings, and basic information. There are links available to display more detailed information as well. It&#8217;s pretty geeky stuff, though, and may not be readily understandable.<\/p>\n<p>Another option is to check for possible solutions. To be honest I have had pretty unfortunate luck with this option. Usually I get a message informing me that a solution has not yet been found. Thanks a bunch, Microsoft! That&#8217;s OK, I know they&#8217;re busy.<\/p>\n<p>I have generally had much better luck by using a search engine to find solutions at various forums or web sites. Chances are that if you are experiencing a problem, thousands of other people have had the same dismal familiarity with that situation.<\/p><div id=\"daves-1221458858\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content-3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<h4><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>If your computer is running (crawling?) at a pedestrian pace or you are experiencing those dreaded BSOD&#8217;s it would be helpful to know what services and\/or applications are not behaving properly.<\/p>\n<p>The Reliability Monitor is not an end-all solution to the problems many Windows users may face while using their computers. It is, however, a great tool that will guide you toward those solutions. At the very least, you will have a great starting point by pin-pointing some troubles you may not even be aware of.<\/p>\n<p>There are many third-party tools available on the internet that claim to do the same thing but I prefer to use native Windows applications wherever possible. Who knows the operating system better than the ones who wrote it?<\/p>\n<p>Has anyone used this tool? How did you fare? Let us know&#8230;<\/p><div id=\"daves-109724245\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content-4\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"daves-2153197996\" class=\"daves-after-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3225321574\" \ndata-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Windows Reliability Monitor A seemingly forgotten but very useful tool that is bundled with the Windows 7 Operating System is the Reliability Monitor. Have you noticed that your computer has been failing lately in the &#8216;Snappy and Responsive&#8217; Department? Let&#8217;s face it, Windows has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1373,"featured_media":11030,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[82,4],"tags":[1003,156,155],"class_list":["post-11005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-whatis","category-win7","tag-reliability-monitor","tag-tips","tag-windows-7"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1373"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11005"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11005\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}