
You may support my work by sending me a tip using your Brave browser or by sending me a one time donation using your credit card. I welcome your thoughts, questions or suggestions on my article on how to use the Windows System File Checker (SFC) tool to repair your Windows installation. For more details you can view the SFC logs. Once completed you will receive notice of the results on screen. Once again, at the elevated command prompt, type in the following command and press Enter:


To do this, run the following command instead: However, if your Windows Update client is broken, use an existing Windows installation as the repair source. NOTE: When you run this command, DISM uses Windows Update to provide the files that are required to fix corruptions. DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /RestoreHealth.Type the following command, and then press Enter:.If you are running Windows 8 ( or newer) you will want to run the Windows Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) tool first.

Then select “ Yes” at the “ User Account Prompt” (UAC) pop-up. To do so, click on the Start button ( Windows logo) and search for “ cmd“, right click on the “ Command Prompt” App and select “ Run as administrator“.

