Windows PC Diagnostic Utility
Winscout
is a non-invasive, Windows PC diagnostic utility with no external dependencies.
Instructions:
- Download and unzip the archive.
- Open
CMD
as an Administrator, then runwinscout-full.bat
- REQUIRED:
winscout-main.bat
andtee.bat
must be in the same directory prior to running the script. - The script should take 1-2 minutes to complete if you skip
sfc /verifynow
(system file check). - Opting to run Memory Check (
mdsched.exe
) will immediately reboot your PC in order to begin this test.
Types of information gathered:
- systeminfo
- system event logs (error/critical)
- baseboard, BIOS, CPU
- RAM, available/reserved memory
- disks, volumes, partitions
- drive fragmentation percentage
- CHKDSK and SMART* failure prediction statistics (*if available)
- network interfaces
- ping & tracert times to localhost and google.com
- OPTIONAL:
sfc /verifynow
checks for damaged system files. Select 'Y' when prompted if you wish to run this. - OPTIONAL:
mdsched.exe
reboots and checks the health of your RAM. Select 'Y' when prompted if you wish to run this.
[Tested on Microsoft Windows versions 7 and 10.]