First of all, you need to run the Command as the administrator just like the one in Fix 2.

Apparently, the SFC utility cannot access the winsxs folder because there are some issues with the security descriptors of the folder. it is time for you to continue to check another possible cause. If the issue is still there even after running the chkdsk, it means the issue is not related to the disk failures. You will have to run the sfc /scannow again if you want to check if the issue is fixed.įix 3: Modify the security descriptors on the winsxs folder

In the end, you will need to restart the computer and chkdsk command will run before the operating system loads.

Then, type “exit” and press Enter to exit the Command Prompt.

You will be asked whether you would like to run the command before the next boot for the target drive is a boot disk.

You may want to change the C: with the letter of the drive where the Windows is located.

Enter “chkdsk C:/r” and hit Enter so that you can discover the bad sectors located on the drive and recover the readable information.

After that, right click on the Command Prompt to select Run as administrator.

Enter “cmd” in the search box from the Start.

The thing called chkdsk is able to check the integrity of the hard disk and fix some different kinds of errors related to the file systems. If the issue is located on your hard drive, SFC would also fail. You can try to run the sfc /scannow again to see if it works.įix 2: Run chkdsk to check the disk errors

Tick the safe boot located under the Boot tab and click OK.

When it opens, please input “msconfig” and press Enter or click OK to open the System Configuration.

In order to run the SFC in the safe mode, you will need to press the Windows Key + R at the same time to open the Run dialogue box.

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