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title: Advanced troubleshooting for Windows start-up issues
description: Learn advanced options for how to troubleshoot common Windows start-up issues, like system crashes and freezes.
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# Advanced troubleshooting for Windows start-up issues
In these topics, you will learn how to troubleshoot common problems that are related to Windows startup.
## How it works
When Microsoft Windows experiences a condition that compromises safe system operation, the system halts. These Windows startup problems are categorized in the following groups:
- Bug check: Also commonly known as a system crash, a kernel error, or a Stop error.
- No boot: The system may not produce a bug check but is unable to start up into Windows.
- Freeze: Also known as "system hang".
## Best practices
To understand the underlying cause of Windows startup problems, it's important that the system be configured correctly. Here are some best practices for configuration:
### Page file settings
- [Introduction of page file](introduction-page-file.md)
- [How to determine the appropriate page file size for 64-bit versions of Windows](determine-appropriate-page-file-size.md)
### Memory dump settings
- [Configure system failure and recovery options in Windows](system-failure-recovery-options.md)
- [Generate a kernel or complete crash dump](generate-kernel-or-complete-crash-dump.md)
## Troubleshooting
These articles will walk you through the resources you need to troubleshoot Windows startup issues:
- [Advanced troubleshooting for Windows boot problems](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/client-management/advanced-troubleshooting-boot-problems)
- [Advanced troubleshooting for Stop error or blue screen error](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/client-management/troubleshoot-stop-errors)
- [Advanced troubleshooting for Windows-based computer freeze issues](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/client-management/troubleshoot-windows-freeze)
- [Stop error occurs when you update the in-box Broadcom network adapter driver](troubleshoot-stop-error-on-broadcom-driver-update.md)