Methodology

How TechClassy turns an error into a safe next check

Diagnosis is deterministic and source-governed. Natural-language input is normalized locally, matched to reviewed aliases, and routed through context rules. The system does not freely generate repair commands.

Decision sequence

  1. Normalize locally.Extract error codes, Stop Codes, file names, and final command-result phrases without uploading the raw text.
  2. Match a reviewed issue.Aliases are tested against a finite catalog. Weak or conflicting matches return partial or no-result states.
  3. Separate fact from hypothesis.Each result states what the code confirms and what it cannot establish.
  4. Ask one high-information question.Update stage, device type, crash trigger, command sequence, or network scope chooses the next branch.
  5. Show one low-risk check.The first action is risk level 0 or 1 and includes expected output, verification, and rollback.
  6. Record the actual observation.The user separately records what the check produced and whether the original problem was retested, still occurs, or was not reproduced once.
  7. Build the Evidence Pack.The browser combines the redacted input, selected branch, action, observation, task-specific evidence, sources, and stop boundary without storing it.
  8. Escalate deliberately.Administrator commands are hidden behind prerequisites, stop conditions, source links, and recovery boundaries; an inconclusive check does not automatically unlock a repair chain.

Risk levels

0Read status, collect identity, compare timestamps, inspect current settingsAllowed as the first check
1Reversible connection, port, restart, or display-state checkAllowed with an explanation
2Administrator command, component repair, supported driver reinstallRequires confirmed context and full safety fields
3Registry, firmware, boot configuration, reset, disk or hardware workNever the default first action

Review and retirement

Every indexable issue includes versions, source IDs, a review date, and a verified status. A record is retired or set to noindex when its source no longer supports the action, its Windows scope becomes ambiguous, or it cannot offer a real context branch and verification step.

Current known issues must come from Windows Release Health or a first-party vendor source. Community evidence can suggest a branch but cannot alone support firmware, registry, boot, reset, driver removal, or hardware-failure claims.