Whenever you start your Windows 10 PC and find a random error on your screen like booting up, features not working, that means your system has several files missing or corrupted for an unknown reason. Mainly this problem occurs as a result of installing faulty software and updates into your device. In this blog, we will teach you how you can fix this problem in three simple ways. In these three methods, two methods with SFC and third is without using SFC and doing manually in your Windows 10 PC.

Whenever you start your Windows 10 PC and find a random error on your screen like booting up, features not working, that means your system has several files missing or corrupted for an unknown reason. Mainly this problem occurs as a result of installing faulty software and updates into your device. In this blog, we will teach you how you can fix this problem in three simple ways. In these three methods, two methods with SFC and third is without using SFC and doing manually in your Windows 10 PC.

How to repair Windows 10 using SFC
How to repair Windows 10 using SFC offline
How to repair Windows 10 manually
1) How to Repair Windows 10 Using SFC

Follow the steps to repair Windows 10 using SFC command tools:-

Launch Start.
Find Command Prompt, and right-tap on the first result popup on your screen. There select Run as administrator.
Write (sfc /scannow) command to repair your system files and then tap on Enter.
Confirm result as follow:-
Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations – it indicates that the system doesn’t have any missing or corrupted files.
Windows Resource Protection could not perform the requested operation – indicates that a problem was detected during the scan, and an offline scan is required.
Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files and successfully repaired them. Details are included in the CBS.Log %WinDir%\Logs\CBS\CBS.log – which indicates that SFC detected and was able to fix the problem.
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 – indicates that you have to repair the corrupted files manually.
When you have completed the process, then System file checker automatically detects problems and fix the problem with the help of system files in Microsoft Windows 10.
When your system file tools select any problem, then it allows you to run the command three times manually into your windows to ensure correct.
If you find any other issue via the SFC tool, then you need to use the DISM (Deployment Image Servicing and Management) tool to repair Windows 10 and permit the system file checker to complete the process.

Seeing SFC Scan Logs

Here are the steps on how to store CBS.log file via using an SFC scan:-

Launch Start.
Find Command Prompt, right tap on the first result appears on the screen, and then chooses Run as administrator section.
Now enter the given command and tap Enter:-
findstr /c:”[SR]” %windir%\Logs\CBS\CBS.log >”%userprofile%\Desktop\sfclogs.txt”
Check the Windows 10 PC to find “sfclogs.txt” file.
Double-tap the sfclogs.txt files to start it with default text editor application.
After processing the above steps, the file will release all the information of the scanned System and files that could not repair.

2) How to Fix Windows 10 Using SFC Offline

Follow the steps to fix Windows 10 using SFC offline:-

Launch Settings.
Tap on Updates and Security.
Hit on Recovery.
In the Advanced startup, tap on the Restart now option.
Tap on troubleshooting.
Hit on the Advance option.
Tap on Command Prompt.
Choose your account.
Enter your password.
Tap on the Continue option.
Now enter (diskpart) command to verify start disk part and then tap Enter.
Now enter (list volume) command to verify the location in the Windows 10 and System Reserved partition and then Hit Enter.
Confirm new drive letter hat attached with the System Reserved partition and also with Windows 10 partition, which is conditionally volume with the largest size. For example – E and D.
Not type (exit) command in the exit disk part and then tap on Enter.
Now enter the following command given below and then Click Enter:-
sfc /scannow /offbootdir=D:\ /offwindir=E:\Windows

Tap the X option to close the tab.
Tap on Continue.
After completing the above steps, your system file checker command will automatically fix any problem that finds on your Windows 10.

3) How to Repair Windows 10 Manually

Follow the steps to repair Windows 10 manually without using SFC:-

Launch Start.
Find for Command prompt, Right-tap on the first result, and choose the Run as administrator section.
Now enter the (takeown /f C:\PATH\TO\FILE) commend to take ownership and then tap Enter.
In the above command remember to update the command wat with (takeown /f C:\Windows\System32\ActionCenter.dll) command
Write (icacls C:\PATH\TO\FILE /Grant Administrators:F) command to access the administrator or corrupted file and then hit Enter.
In the above command confirm access to action enter (icacls C:\Windows\System32\ActionCenter.dll /Grant Administrators:F)
Type the command given below and then tap Enter:-
copy C:\PATH\TO\SOURCE\GOOD\FILE C:\PATH\TO\DESTINATION\BROKEN\FILE

In the above command, you need to remember to update your source destination way to replace a corrupted file.
For example, replace the previous command with (copy C:\Files\ActionCenter.dll C:\Windows\System32\ActionCenter.dll) authority to process another task.
Now type (sfc /verifyonly) command to verify the integrity and tap on Enter.

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