To Run the SFC /SCANNOW Command in Windows 10
Click
All Apps, select
Windows Systems and select
Command Prompt 2. To Scan and Repair System FilesNOTE: Scans the integrity of all protected system files and repairs the system files if needed. A) In the elevated command prompt, type
sfc /scannow and press
Enter. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: This may take some time to finish.If it finds corrupted files it will ask for the Windows 10 Media. Insert your USB stickB) Go to step 4.
3. To Only Verify if the System Files are CorruptedNOTE: Scans and only verifies the integrity of all proteced system files only. A) In the elevated command prompt, type
sfc /verifyonly and press
Enter.4. When the scan is complete, hopefully you will see all is ok like the screenshot below.NOTE: If not, then you can attempt to run a System Restore using a restore point dated before the bad file occured to fix it. You may need to repeat doing a System Restore until you find a older restore point that may work.5. When done, close the elevated command prompt.