Using System File Checker in Windows — by Microsoft Support

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Microsoft's repair sequence: install updates and restart, run DISM RestoreHealth from an elevated Command Prompt, and only after it reports that the operation completed successfully run sfc /scannow.

Quick steps

DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth
sfc /scannow

Paraphrased from the source. Menus can differ by version, so check the original for full details.

Read the full article on support.microsoft.com

Source: Using System File Checker in Windows by Microsoft Support. Licence: Link only (©).

Source reviewed: 2026-11-02
Link checked: 2026-11-02
Tested hands-on: Not by Oddbyte.Me

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