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Run The System File Checker Tool

The document provides instructions for running the System File Checker (SFC) tool to check and repair corrupted system files in Windows. It recommends first running the Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) tool to restore system image health, then running SFC to scan for and replace corrupted files. The SFC scan results will be displayed after completion, and CBS.Log can be checked for details on any files that were found corrupted or unable to be repaired.

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Run The System File Checker Tool

The document provides instructions for running the System File Checker (SFC) tool to check and repair corrupted system files in Windows. It recommends first running the Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) tool to restore system image health, then running SFC to scan for and replace corrupted files. The SFC scan results will be displayed after completion, and CBS.Log can be checked for details on any files that were found corrupted or unable to be repaired.

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Run the System File Checker

tool (SFC.exe)
To do this, follow these steps:

1. Open an elevated command prompt. To do this, do


the following as your appropriate:
2. If you are running Windows 10, Windows 8.1 or
Windows 8, first run the inbox Deployment Image
Servicing and Management (DISM) tool prior to
running the System File Checker.  (If you are running
Windows 7 or Windows Vista, skip to Step 3.) 

Type the following command, and then press Enter. 


It may take several minutes for the command
operation to be completed.

DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth

Important: When you run this command, DISM uses


Windows Update to provide the files that are
required to fix corruptions. However, if your Windows
Update client is already broken, use a running
Windows installation as the repair source, or use a
Windows side-by-side folder from a network share or
from a removable media, such as the Windows DVD,
as the source of the files. To do this, run the following
command instead:

DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth


/Source:C:\RepairSource\Windows /LimitAccess

Note: Replace the C:\RepairSource\
Windows placeholder with the location of your repair
source. For more information about using the DISM
tool to repair Windows, reference Repair a Windows
Image.

1. At the command prompt, type the following


command, and then press ENTER:

sfc /scannow
 

The sfc /scannow command will scan all protected


system files, and replace corrupted files with a cached
copy that is located in a compressed folder
at %WinDir%\System32\dllcache.
The %WinDir% placeholder represents the Windows
operating system folder. For example, C:\Windows.

Note Do not close this Command Prompt window


until the verification is 100% complete. The scan
results will be shown after this process is finished.

1. After the process is finished, you may receive one of


the following messages:
 Windows Resource Protection did not find any

integrity violations.

This means that you do not have any missing or


corrupted system files.

 Windows Resource Protection could not perform the


requested operation.

To resolve this problem, perform the System File


Checker scan in safe mode, and make sure that the
PendingDeletes and PendingRenames folders exist
under %WinDir%\WinSxS\Temp.

 Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files and


successfully repaired them. Details are included in the
CBS.Log %WinDir%\Logs\CBS\CBS.log.

To view the detail information about the system file


scan and restoration, go to How to view details of the
System File Checker process.
 Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files but
was unable to fix some of them. Details are included
in the CBS.Log %WinDir%\Logs\CBS\CBS.log.

To repair the corrupted files manually, view details of


the System File Checker process to find the corrupted
file, and then manually replace the corrupted file with
a known good copy of the file.

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