Windows 10: Regular sfc errors across 3 systems not 4th only commonality is the same mirosoft account.

Hello all,I have 2 desktops and a laptop and I sign into all 3 with the same microsoft account all 3 regualarly have sfc errors. This was almost daily but since turning off wake timers on all 3 machines it has reduced to every few days. All machines have the latest updates, including graphics drivers and chipsets.All 3 have been recently wiped and had windows 10 Pro freshly installed from a fresh iso generated on a PC without issues in an attempt to stop the problem. This did not work.Sfc and Dism have been used extensively in attemps to fix the problems. All machines have passed memtest wit

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continuous error message: there was a problem starting C:\PROGRAM~1\COMMON~1\System\SysMenu.dll The spesific module could not be found

Hi Jenny,

Thank you for your interest in Windows 10!

In order to troubleshoot the issue, I would suggest you to try the following methods and check if the issue persists.

Method 1:

Try to run a System File Checker (SFC) scan to check for any file corruption.
SFC scan will scan for corrupt system files on the computer and repair them.

• Press Windows key + X, click Command Prompt (Admin).
• In the Command Prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
  
  sfc /scannow

If the issue still exists, try the next method.

Method 2:

You may check the same issue with the new user account.

Try these steps to create a new user account and check if it fixes the issue. Refer to the steps below to create a new User Account:

• Go to Settings.
• Choose Accounts and then select Other User Accounts towards the left.
• Select Add an Account.
• Enter a user name and hit Next.
• Click on Finish.
• Sign out from the current Account and Log into the new account.
• Check if issue persists.

Hope this information is helpful. Do let us know if you need any further assistance, we'll be glad to assist you.

 

Only 3 items listed in Programs and Features after installing Windows 10

Hello Claire,

Thank you for posting your concern in Mirosoft Community and welcome to the windows 10 Family.

From the description provided, I understand that installed programs not listed in Add or remove programs.

This issue may happen due to system file corruption. I suggest you to run System file checker. System File checker (SFC) scan is done to check if there are any corrupted system files that could be causing this issue. Kindly follow
the below given steps:

• 
  Press Windows key + X, select
  Command prompt (Admin) to bring up elevated Command prompt.
  
• 
  In Command prompt type
  sfc/scannow and press enter.
  
• 
  Restart the computer.
  

If no corrupted system files were found in the previous state, then I suggest you to try the following steps to employ the DISM command lines:

• 
  Open command prompt by pressing Windows key + X and selecting “Command prompt admin”.
  
• 
  In command prompt, type the following commands and press Enter after each command:
  

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

• 
  Close the command prompt and restart the PC and check if it works.
  

Hope the above information is helpful. If you need further information, we would be happy to help you.

Thank you.