

And if you’re an OEM or system builder or even an end user who builds PCs, there is also PC-Doctor Toolbox for Windows, which is available for single user or volume licensing. PC-Doctor for Windows is able to perform over 200 diagnostic tests cover all major PC subsystems including CPU, memory, system board, storage, audio, graphics, networking, and peripherals I/O. Let’s start off with a couple of third-party diagnostic tools that can often help you track down your PC sadness regardless of whether your PCs are from a major vendor or are white-box systems you built yourself or had someone else assemble for you.

In this article, I’ll describe some of the tools I’ve used, including both generic and vendor-supplied diagnostic tools and utilities. That’s why I’ve kept a running list over the years of some helpful tools you can use for finding out what’s wrong with ailing PCs.

Doctors have stethoscopes and surgeons their scalpels, but tools for troubleshooting problems with desktop and laptop computers are a bit less well known.
