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1. What is it System file checker Tool?
2. What are you doing sfs /scannow
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3. How to run sfc / scannow command in Windows 10/8/7 y Windows Server
What is the System File Checker tool?
The sfc.exe (System file checker) The tool is pre-installed and integrated with the Windows operating system and you don't need to download it from anywhere. You just need to know how to run it using a command line. You can find sfc.exe in the following location:
C: Windows System32
What does sfc do / scannow?
Sfc / scannow is a system file checker tool that scans the entire Windows directory and looks for missing system files, corrupt or damaged and replace them with a new one. So, if you are having difficulty installing any software or Windows Update due to missing system files or corrupted system files, you can run sfc command / scannow to fix the problem. Here, in this post, i will guide you on how to use this command line to fix windows problem.
How to use sfc tool / scannow?
It is very easy to use this tool. Here are the complete steps.
Paso 1: Open command prompt as administrator. Go to the Start menu and find the command. Right-click on Command Prompt and select Run as administrator.
Paso 2: Now type the following command and hit Enter.
sfc /scannow
Paso 3: If you receive the error Windows Resource Protection could not start the repair service and you cannot run the sfc command-line tool / scannow, additionally you can use advanced system repair tool to scan and repair system files. It is much more powerful than the sfc tool / scannow.