If you have ever encountered a problem with your hardware or devices on Windows, you may have wondered how to fix it quickly and easily. One tool that can help you is the Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT), which can run various troubleshooting packs to diagnose and resolve common issues.
In this post, we will show you how to use MSDT to troubleshoot device problems on Windows, such as keyboard, printer, Bluetooth, USB, audio playback, etc. To do this, you need to follow these steps:
- Open Run or Command Prompt and enter this command:
msdt.exe -id DeviceDiagnostic - At the first menu, you can click to Apply repairs automatically, otherwise, click Next.
- Pick a device to troubleshoot and click Next.
- Windows will provide you with a notification of what the fix is for the issue which you can click to confirm or deny.
- The fix will be applied and you can click View detailed information or give Microsoft feedback, otherwise, click Close.
That’s it! You have successfully used MSDT to troubleshoot device problems on Windows. You can also browse through the other troubleshooting packs to see what other tools you can use with syntax examples.
