Windows 10: Cannot run SFC/scannow

Discus and support Cannot run SFC/scannow in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; Dear all, Tried all sorts of remedies for above problem, nothing seems to work. Thank you.... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by stonehousecheh, May 21, 2020.

  1. STONEHOUSECHEH
    stonehousecheh Win User

    Cannot run SFC/scannow


    Dear all,

    Tried all sorts of remedies for above problem, nothing seems to work.


    Thank you.

    :)
     
    stonehousecheh, May 21, 2020
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  2. ELITRIGG3R
    ELiTRiGG3R Win User

    SFC scannow not working but verify only is working

    there is no problem in chkdsk I've checked When I select command prompt and sfc scannow from f8 and repair.. it shows that a reboot is required for pending repair and pending renames folder in winsxs is full of files.. what should I do??
     
    ELiTRiGG3R, May 21, 2020
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  3. NIKHAR_K
    Nikhar_K Win User
    sfc /scannow error repair

    Hi,



    Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



    We appreciate the efforts you have taken in trying to resolve this issue. I have analyzed the error logs that you have shared and I would suggest you follow the steps mentioned below:



    1. Type Command Prompt in the
      search bar       on the Taskbar.
    2. Right click on the Command Prompt icon and select
      Run as administrator.
    3. Now, paste the following command and hit Enter:
      DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth
    4. Once the DISM command is executed, we would suggest you to run sfc /scannow again.


    If the integrity violations are not repaired after running sfc scan, the best option will be performing a repair installation. A repair installation will repair all the corrupted files.



    Refer the steps mentioned below:



    Download the Windows 10 Media Creation Tool (MCT) and use it to perform a repair installation
    of Windows 10. We have a video that can show you how if you aren’t sure



    Let us know the results.



    Regards,

    Nikhar Khare

    Microsoft Community - Moderator
     
    Nikhar_K, May 21, 2020
    #3
  4. KARI
    Kari Win User

    Cannot run SFC/scannow

    sfc /scannow errors


    Important thing to remember is that the SFC / SCANNOW cannot always fix all errors at once. It is quite often required to run SFC /SCANNOW several times.

    I have often had a situation that only a third, fourth or fifth run has finally reported "No more errors".

    This is how it should be done:

    • SFC / SCANNOW
    • If SFC reports not all errors were fixed, reboot and run it again
    • SFC / SCANNOW
    • If SFC again reports not all errors were fixed, reboot and run it again
    • And so on
    Screenshot from the TenForums SFC tutorial:


    Cannot run SFC/scannow [​IMG]
     
    Kari, May 21, 2020
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