# Taste
- Diagnoses system issues methodically and in stages: gathers status, checks services, attempts the fix, reads logs, then maps errors to root cause before concluding. Confidence: 0.9
- Escalates fixes progressively from least to most invasive (start with easy/safe fixes, then reset components, then deep repair) rather than jumping to destructive commands. Confidence: 0.9
- Decodes technical HRESULT/error codes (e.g. 0x80070652, 0x8024200B) into their human-readable meaning before proceeding. Confidence: 0.9
- Checks prerequisite conditions upfront, such as whether the shell has admin/elevation rights, before attempting commands that require them; works around limitations and provides alternatives when not elevated. Confidence: 0.9
- Verifies the actual final state after an attempted fix (re-checks status/version) rather than trusting the command's reported exit code alone. Confidence: 0.8
- Uses native Windows tooling for troubleshooting: PowerShell cmdlets (Get-MpComputerStatus, Update-MpSignature, Get-WinEvent), COM objects (Microsoft.Update.Session), WMI, and registry reads. Confidence: 0.9
- Does not override or work around built-in security protections (e.g. Defender tamper protection); treats a security block as correct behavior and steers the user toward supported repair paths instead of force-stopping protected services. Confidence: 0.9
- Verifies log/data freshness (e.g. checks file timestamps vs. the current attempt, distinguishes stale logs from fresh ones) before drawing conclusions from them, and flags stale diagnostics as an additional clue about the root cause. Confidence: 0.7