Windows 10: How to replace a Bad System File with a Good File using Windows 10 Installation Media

While you can use SFC, DISM, Reset & Cloud Reset options; today we show you how you can also replace a corrupt or missing system file with a good file using the Windows 10 Installation Media.



Replace Bad System File with Good File using Installation Media


At times a particular system file may get corrupted and result in an unstable system and sometimes a BSOD. Things can get worse, and the only option you may feel is reinstalling the OS.

However, it is possible to restore corrupted files using the Windows 10 Installation media. It is important that you know the exact path of the system file before we go ahead. If you do not know it, searching for it using Bing or Google might be a good idea.

Prepare your Windows 10 Installation Media by downloading the ISO from the Microsoft website.

Next, boot into the BIOS, and set the first bootable drive as the USB or Flash Storage. Save and exit the BIOS/UEFI.

Insert your installation media and restart your computer. You should now see a Windows 10 Setup screen.

Choose the Repair option, and you will be taken to the Advanced Recovery screen.

Select Troubleshoot > Command Prompt.



Assuming you want to replace ntfs.sys which is located in the System32\Drivers folder, execute the commands in the following sequence. You will have to choose x86 or x64 depending on your computer’s architecture.

cd c:\windows\system32\drivers

ren ntfs.sys ntfs.old

copy <USB Driver Letter>:\x64\Sources\ntfs.sys C:\windows\system32\drivers

Since we have removed the old file, it will not ask for any permission to overwrite.

Repeat the same for any other file which is missing, and then exit.

Restart the computer, and check if still get the file missing or a corrupt error.

There is one thing you need to take care of. Some system files change depending on the version of the OS. So make sure you copy the file from the same version of Windows 10 ISO. If you need files from a different version instead of the latest version, you can download any other version of Windows or you may download any exe, dll, etc, OS files from Microsoft.

This is a lot easier than running long SFC and DISM commands if you know how to use this.

PS: Did you know? You can also scan & repair a single file using System File Checker.


This article How to replace a Bad System File with a Good File using Windows 10 Installation Media first appeared on TheWindowsClub.com.

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Hello I installed windows 10 on pendrive 3,75 gb with ntfs system file using ultraISO. I read on internet that it is required to use fat32 if you have uefi mobo which I do (msi b85m-g43). So far my system is working just fine except after boot screen the background doesnt dissapear, insted windows 10 loading circle on little black background appears and then it goes to welcome screen. Everythings else is fine so far. May this problem be caused by file system ? Or could it done any other problems I dont see?

Well Nevermind. It seems like program formatted pendrive to fat32 and I didnt see it.

 

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That above, especially the latter/2nd system of 6 steps, SHOULD work!

*Smile

* Good luck, let us know how it goes...

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Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.