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Windows Server 2k16 System File Checker errors
I've a Windows 2k16 server (datacenter) running as a VM in VMware vSphere infrastructure. I've my custom applications installed on it along with certain security agents. The Windows updates for all ...
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Windows 11 system corrupted? no WU, no in-place reinstall, no SFC, no DISM, …
Trying to update the Nvidia drivers to the latest 552.44 I realized my Windows installation is royally crippled...
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The drivers installation failed. And then it suddenly removed the 552.22 ...
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Win 10 won't boot, sfc fails to run from external USB Win 10
HP AIO, 8th Gen CPU. Win 10, newest, startup repair runs, can't fix. Reset also fails. Restore point also fails.
Using a known-good USB ISO also fails to fix (windows resource protection could not ...
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How can I fix issues in Windows 11 without uninstalling programs when SFC and DISM fail
Disclosure: My system does not meet the requirements for Windows 11 and was installed by bypassing requirements.
I have been experiencing numerous problems with my system including failed Windows Apps,...
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WINLOAD.EFI CORRUPTED - Can't boot into OS normally, or via Safe mode and system restore won't work Windows 11
I can't boot into windows after a serious crash. Each time I boot, I get a critical process died or BSOD reporting different error codes around the BCD configuration file or winload.efi not being able ...
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Windows has had a BSoD, sfc /scannow not working
yesterday my windows 10 PC went trough a update, after it it worked normally, during the night I was compiling resources for a Linux OS in Virtual Box and after 1 hour or so I had a blue screen of ...
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Windows 10 1709 Won't Upgrade / DISM Errors
I am trying to install a more current version of Windows 10 but everything I have tried has failed. I don't know if problems with sfc /scannow and DISM are related but the latter is also problematic. ...
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How to stop Dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup?
I have a Windows Server 2026 that executes Dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup now for more than one day.
This task is executed by TiWorker.exe. I read that it is not save to ...
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Windows Dism.exe /RestoreHealth /LimitAccess, no /Source, Where is the Features on Demand location and should I use it?
Regarding the command Dism.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /LimitAccess
Normally /RestoreHealth is used without /LimitAccess, which makes Dism use Windows Update to compare against the ...
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Having to run Windows 10 System File Checker every few months
My question is should I schedule a sfc /scannow on my latop once every week to prevent the startup issues I'm describing below or does anyone have any other ideas for me.
Every few months on my ...
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Can't Run SFC Scannow (Windows 10, Dell XPS 8500)
I have been having issues trying to update Windows.
Whenever I access anything related to the Windows update processes that program freezes up. I try to check updates from the settings menu and the ...
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Run sfc /scannow or chkdsk /f first
Is it better to run ChkDsk /f first, then Sfc /ScanNow or is it better to run the other way around, and does it matter which is run first, as I see no guides online saying which is the best option?
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How do I fix this file that SFC flags as corrupted if using a copy straight from a brand-new ISO doesn’t work?
I recently set up a new Windows 10 PC (then v20H2), and whilst customizing it, I replaced the default “new email” sound (C:\Windows\Media\Windows Notify Email.wav) with the Win8.1 version, which I ...
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Corrupted .NET Framework 4.0 Installation on Windows 10
After a bad Windows Update, sfc /scannow has confirmed that a bunch of .NET Framework 4.0 files are "corrupt". Here is an extract from the logs listing all corrupted files:
C:\WINDOWS\...
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How is Windows 10 still checking my disks at boot when I have deleted all the chkdsk exe files?
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I have a Windows 10 Pro (20H2) computer that will always begin a chkdsk on my E: drive on boot. The E: drive is an 11TB volume created with Window's "Manage Storage Space" tool.
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