Windows 10: Why does a system file driver gets corrupted during a clean install of Windows?

I did clean install of Windows 11 Home from USB image created by a MS app, and right after first boot I checked system files sfc /scannow. It showed that one file gets corrupted during installation, located in "Drivers" folder. Why does system can't install itself correctly? Previously I used Microsoft USB stick which worked fine, but it's old version of Windows 10 while I want to have clean install of fresh Windows 11. Also I used manually downloaded images of both 10 and 11, Rufus app, both USB and DVD disks. Looks like corruption of system files practically during installation of Window

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Corrupted file RAR

If the archive has been created using WinRAR, why don't you try WinRAR itself? It has a built-in repair feature for repairing corrupted archive (ZIP as well as RAR). Follow the steps given below:

• Open WinRAR application in your system.
• Now click on File tab > Open or simply press Ctrl+O.
• A small window "Find Archive" will pop up. Locate the corrupt RAR archive from your system directory and select it.
• Now click Open button.
• Click Tools tab > Repair archive or simply press Alt+R.
• Again a small window "Repairing File name.rar" will pop up.
• Now click Browse to select a location to save the repaired archive.
• Check the box "Treat the corrupt archive as RAR" and click OK.
• WinRAR will start repairing of corrupt RAR archive. Once it gets completed click Close.

I hope the above steps will help you repair the corrupted RAR archive.

Thanks.

 

Windows 10 driver and system file corruption

Hi Mr. Doe,

It's really odd that the system files on your computer got corrupted after performing a clean install and an upgrade. The upgrade that you've perform might be the culprit why the system files in your computer got corrupted. However, We do not want to jump
into that conclusion yet. Let's isolate your concern by providing the answers to these questions:

• Does the system files in the computer got corrupted as well prior the clean install and upgrade?
• Which version of Windows are you running (e.g., 1703, 1607)?

We're looking forward to your response.

 

Clean Install Workaround for Vista

You may remember this news story on techPowerUp! a couple of days ago relating to the lack of clean installs when using the Upgrade Editions of Vista, which required an old OS to be installed. However, Paul Thurrott has managed to find a workaround for this issue, which ironically lets users do a clean install Vista without any previous version of Windows, albeit a little tedious. Here are the steps:

• Boot from the Windows Vista Upgrade DVD as normal
• When prompted for a product code, leave this blank
• Select the version of Vista you have purchased and let Vista install
• When you boot to your desktop for the first time, run the Vista setup from Windows
• This time enter your product key
• When asked whether you want to do an Upgrade of Custom install, select custom and choose a clean install
• Windows will now install for a second time and you should be able to activate it

Remember, these steps are only advised for use in order to achieve a clean install of Vista, it is only legal to use the upgrade editions if you have previously purchased the appropriate version of Windows.

Source: DailyTech