Windows 10: Really Tough Question!

My wife and I are Americans happily retired in Mexico. We upgraded three single language (Spanish) laptops to Windows 10 from 8.1 with no problems. I got into PowerShell but it rejects sfc /scannow. I need the Spanish equivalent, and I can't find it on the web.

Any brilliant suggestions?

:)

 

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In Uninstall Programs (Control Panel), is there a program called
DNS Unlocker?

 

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Nope, no suspicious/unknown programs at all in fact. Nor is there a program files folder, ProgramData folder, or registry entry for DNSUnlocker. Which is really annoying.

 

I don't think you can run SFC from powershell. You should run it from Command Prompt (Admin) that you find by right clicking on the start icon.

or here:
Start a Command Prompt as an Administrator

 

Go to Task Manager--File--Run New Task and type powershell into the box. Also check the box giving you Administrator Privileges and hit Enter. When PowerShell opens, type sfc /scannow into the command line. It takes about an hour and a half, but it fixed my Start Button.

 

So, then what is the issue?

 

That may be what makes this a really tough question.

 

The issue is that I can get into PowerShell on a Spanish computer. But it rejects sfc /scannow. I need the Spanish equivalent, which I cannot find on the web.

 

Hi, as said above, if you open a command prompt window sfc is recognised. That's the most common way I guess.
To run it, it must be an elevated (admin) command prompt.

So (e..g.)
Press windows key + W, click 'command prompt (admin)' and in that window type at the prompt

sfc /scannow <Return>

Also an admin powershell window works:




If you don't see the equivalent on your PC, could you perhaps post a screenshot to show what's going on? Thanks!

 

I think "big guess" the issue is, he needs the Spanish spelling for sfc/scannow? But, does it actually work that way?

 

Perhaps here: http://windowsespanol.about.com/od/R...fc-Scannow.htm

 

Got it! For reasons I don't understand, when you get to the box where you type powershell (in an English version), you have to type sfc /scannow.

It is running now.

Thank you for all your help.

 

Because that's the run box, where you issue a command. You have been trying to run this in PowerShell, when you really just needed to get to the command prompt, which would have been cmd. the sfc /SCANNOW command is not a PowerShell command. PowerShell shouldn't be in the same conversation and is totally unrelated.

 

Thank you, Deacon. After solving the problem, I finally got into PowerShell on one of my Spanish laptops. I found that the problem was that I hadn't been able to give myself Administrator Privilege, because it is done differently in the Spanish language version of Win 10. I then successfully ran sfc /scannow in PowerShell on that computer.

PowerShell offers an option if scannow cannot fix a corrupted file. That option may or may not be available in the Run Box.

PowerShell is designed for programmers, developers, and IT administrators, but it does have a few functions for regular users. It comes installed in the "Restricted" mode, so that you cannot execute commands that will harm your computer. (I know how to turn off Restricted mopde, but I haven't.) Being able to carry out "Run" commands is an advantage, not a disadvantage.

Either way, I got my Start Button working again with PowerShell, so I'm happy with it.