Windows 10: SFC wont run from boot command prompt, says ....

I did try mikiep's suggestion
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /source:WIM:H:\sources\Install.wim:1 /LimitAccess

It worked.... But did NOT solve the initial problem of SFC refusing to run. I wish I could upgrade this malware is preventing me from doing so.

 

Try this, I just did.
Restart computer while holding down SHIFT.
An Option Screen appears, click on Troubleshoot, then Advanced Options, Command Prompt, type sfc /scannow.
You will then be informed that you must close down the computer for it to take effect.
As I do not have any problems on my computer I cannot vouch for whether it is effective at cleaning up.

 

Right exactly my problem from a fresh boot command prompt SFC will not run says it must reboot to apply system update but rebooting does not help.

 

On another machine (friend's or the Library) download 9926 (or if there is a later build) from the Insider page.
Burn it to disc (DVD-R)

Then follow the clean install tutorial Brink provided in an earlier post.

Basically, you'll boot from the Win10 disc you made, and clean (not clean all) your drive. That will eradicate the malware.
*Arrow Clean takes seconds / minutes
*Arrow Clean All takes hours and is rarely needed unless you're preparing a machine for sale.

It should all be in the tutorial - read through it and ask questions.

I'm making one big assumption here, that you can wipe the entire drive.
If that's not the case, have you run through the malware guide in post# 10 ?
As I said in that post - don't worry about the malware name used by the guide - the utilities are what's important and that is a fairly standard list. How to remove Vosteran.com Search (Removal Guide)

It would be better and faster to wipe the drive if you can.

 

Now, I'm confused.

Your best bet is a clean install. I'm out of ideas and I'm not helping you solve the issue.

Post Windows\logs\cbs.log and I'll compare yours to mine. But.... SFC never ran well on Win10.

Decided to run SFC on my machine.
Is this what you see?




CBS.txt

That's interesting - the format is completely different.

Try this just for kicks
go to update.microsoft.com
accept the control offered
run Windows update

I'm not sure I understand the issue.

There's malware on your machine
you can't run SFC because of an update pending
you can't or won't do a clean install.

I'm sure I'm missing a key piece of information - I'll read the thread again.

Please let me know if you ran the malware scanners, and post the CBS.log. I feel as though I'm running you around in circles.

Bill
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update.microsoft.com just opens the windows update dialouge box in win 10 and I have no important updates. just 1 optional. It for HD audio. I can't copy and paste a screenshot of the window command shell box because SFC does run inside windows. Nothing to see there. But when I run it from a fresh boot command prompt it gives the error message in my 1st post. Saying it needs to reboot to do a system update. but there is no update and rebooting does not make the message go away.....This machine was backed up 2 months ago but I want to give a good go at fixing this before I goto that backup....The malware infection is minor except for it wont let me upgrade the OS.....Spybot search and destroy and adwarecleaner both and work fine ATM, run but dont see the malware. not in defs. Malwarebytes cannot get updates. It one of 2 known programs that detect and remove this debep ATM, win defender wont run either.

 

I'm confused by the update statement.
Will you post the CBS.log?
Did you run the malware guide I posted?
Spybot was good at one time - not any longer, IMO.
same goes for AdwareCleaner.
uninstall both - run the malware guide .....

try: Kaspersky TDSSKiller: Detect / Repair TDSS Rookits - Windows 7 Help Forums

Listen ... Win10 is a preview release. I've tried to help the best I can, but I don't see any progress. So I'm calling it quits.

Best of luck finding a solution,

Bill
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What's confusing? SFC refuses to run from fresh boot, it says there a system update and must reboot. Reboots dont help and I dont know of any updates. I want to run SFC from a clean boot so it fix all the files, and hopefully kill this malware and let win 10 goto 9926.
At present when tell win to install 9926 it errors out with Failed to install the preview build please try later (0x80240016)

Yes I tried all the applicable ideas in the malware guide....I do not know the file name of my enemy so many of the ideas dont apply ATM

Hitman pro installed and ran and found nothing except a few cookies. The kapersky Tss killer is running now but seems stuck at 40% initialization.

I do appreciate your help....

 

What's confusing? Your goal is confusing and your test environment is confusing.
Let's forget about the malware and SFC for the moment and regroup.

Q1: Tell me if your goal is to install 9926.

Q2: Tell me how you have Win10 setup - in a Virtual machine, as a secondary OS in dual boot, or as the primary and only OS.

Post a screen shot of your Disk Management:
See: Disk Management - How to Post a Screenshot of

Members have already suggested a Clean install - you don't need to update through Win10.
easy steps

• Download the latest Win10 Preview build ISO on a uninfected machine.
• Burn the ISO to a disc
• clean out the current Win10 install
• install a new Win10 from the disc

See: https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/1...n-install.html for the full instructions

Once your goal and test environment are clearly articulated, I or another member can help walk you through the full process. Don't overthink it though as you did with the Malware guide (it sounded to me as though you decided which scanners to run and did not run all of them). If you skip a step in the Clean Install, you'll just be wasting your time and wasting my time.

Answer the first two questions and post the Disk Management screen shot. Start there and focus on the goal.
Step by step.

 

Q1 the goal is to upgrade 9879 > 9926, not do a clean install. I dont want to reinstall all my apps etc.

Q2 only OS on primary disk 0

Disk Man wont run ATM says I dont have permission to open it.....but there nothing to see there anyway.

 

All your apps ?

You shouldn`t have a bunch of apps on a preview, you`re gonna have to wipe it out at release time anyway. You could have had a clean install with all your programs re installed and done by now.

In the future create images.

 

Your system can't run system utilities! How are you planning to recover?

Try these :

1) Find a restore point before your machine was infected
System Restore - How to Do in Windows 8

if that doesn't help, try

2) Refresh Windows
Refresh Windows 8

if neither work, then you have no choice.

3) Clean install
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/1...n-install.html

That's all I have - good luck,

Bill
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