How to repair corrupted files in Windows 10

• Corrupted files in Windows 10 may bring the system to a halt so it’s imperative to repair Windows 10.
• An important method is to use some important tools for fixing corrupted files.
• It’s also a good idea to try and run the tools in Safe Mode and even before Windows starts.
• You can attempt a W indows 10 repair by replacing the files manually by following our steps below.

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2. Click Start Scan to find Windows issues that could be causing PC problems.
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Many computer problems are caused by corrupted system files. If your Windows 10 installation is corrupted, you’ll encounter instability issues and all sorts of other problems.

Fortunately, there are few ways to fix corrupted system files on your system, and today we’re going to show you how to repair Windows 10.

How do I fix corrupted files in Windows 10?

1. Use the SFC tool
2. Use DISM tool
3. Run SFC scan from Safe Mode
4. Perform SFC scan before Windows 10 starts
5. Replace the files manually
6. Use System Restore
7. Reset your Windows 10

1. Use the SFC tool

1.1 Run System File Checker

1. Type cmd in the Search box and click on Run as Administrator to open an elevated Command Prompt window.
2. When Command Prompt opens, enter sfc /scannow and press Enter.
3. Don’t close Command Prompt or interrupt the repair process. It can take a while, so wait patiently while it completes.

After the repair process is finished, you’ll see Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations message if your system files aren’t corrupted.

However, SFC tool can’t always fix corrupted files, so keep that in mind.

1.2 Check the SFC log

1. Open Command Prompt as administrator as shown in the previous steps.
2. Enter the following command and press Enter (By doing this, you’ll create a sfclogs.txt file on your Desktop): findstr /c:»[SR]» %windir%LogsCBSCBS.log >»%userprofile%Desktopsfclogs.txt»
3. Open the sfclogs.txt and check the results of SFC scan.

Keep in mind that this log file contains only information related to SFC scan that is performed in Windows.

The SFC is a command line tool, and it will scan your PC and repair any corrupted system files. If you want to learn more about how to use it, read this comprehensive guide about the System File Checker.

2. Use the DISM tool

1. Open Command Prompt as administrator as indicated at the first step.
2. Enter the following command and press Enter: DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
3. The repair process can take 10 minutes or more, so be patient and don’t interrupt it.
4. After DISM tool repairs your files, restart your PC.

When your PC restarts, you need to check if the problem is resolved. If the issue still persists, run SFC scan again.

If you can’t run SFC tool or if SFC can’t fix the problem, you can try using the DISM tool instead.

DISM stands for Deployment Image & Servicing Management tool, and it’s used to fix any corruption problems that can prevent SFC tool from running.

Just like SFC, DISM is a command-line tool that is used to repair system files.

3. Run SFC scan from Safe Mode

When Safe Mode starts, repeat the steps from Solution 1 to perform an SFC scan.

Sometimes SFC scan can’t repair your files from Windows, but if that happens, you can try running SFC tool from Safe Mode. Safe Mode is a special mode that uses only default drivers and applications.

By using the Safe Mode you’ll eliminate any possible interference from third-party apps.

4. Perform the SFC scan before Windows 10 starts

1. Restart your PC by following the first three steps from the previous solution.
2. When the list of options appears, select Troubleshoot.
3. Choose Advanced options and select Command Prompt .
4. When your PC restarts, you might be asked to enter your username and password, so be sure to do that.
5. Find the letter of your Windows 10 drive. To do that, enter the following command and press Enter: wmic logicaldisk get deviceid, volumename, description
6. Pay attention to Volume Name. In most cases Windows Volume Name will be assigned to the letter D. This is perfectly normal if you start Command Prompt before starting Windows, so no need to worry about it.
7. Also check System Reserved drive. In most cases, it should be C.
8. Enter the following command and press Enter (Be sure to use the letters that you got from the previous steps): sfc /scannow /offbootdir=C: /offwindir=D:Windows
9. Wait while your system files are scanned.
10. After the scan is completed, close Command Prompt and start Windows 10 normally.

Sometimes you need to scan and repair protected system files, but you can’t do that from Windows 10.

Trying to reinstall Windows 10 and getting a corrupt installation file error

My hard drive had issues. I had Windows 10 (upgraded from Windows 7) on this drive. The drive has been replaced and I was able to copy some (not all) files to this new drive. I am trying to install Windows 10 (from media creation tool downloaded from Microsoft) and getting this error before «Finishing up» of Windows installation:

Setup cannot continue due to a corrupted installation file. Contact the vendor of the windows installation disc or your system administrator for assistance.

I have downloaded media creation tool several times and keep getting the same error regardless.

I appreciate any help.

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Did you enter a key?

When asked go to the bottom of the page and click on Skip, Do this later , or I do not have one and the install will continue.

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I do not have the key and earlier in the installation I clicked on I do not have the product key. the error shows up much later towards the end of installation. There is no error code either.

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I do not have the key and earlier in the installation I clicked on I do not have the product key. the error shows up much later towards the end of installation. There is no error code either.

If you hardrive is replace you will still get activation its not a major change.

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Do this instead, use the Media Creation Tool to download the ISO file, use rufus to create a bootable copy, then boot from then perform a clean install.

When you upgraded from a previous version of Windows or receive a new computer preinstalled with Windows 10, what happened is the hardware (your PC) will get a digital entitlement, where a unique signature of the computer will be stored on Microsoft Activation Servers. The Windows 7 or Windows 8 genuine license you were previously running will be exchanged for a diagnostics key.

Anytime you need to reinstall Windows 10 on that machine, just proceed to reinstall Windows 10. It will automatically reactivate. You will prompted to enter a product key a couple times through the installation, click I don’t have a key and Do this later.

There is no need to know or get a new key, but if you have issues with Digital Licensing or the Activation Troubleshooter, you can utilize an existing Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1 product key you already own to reactivate if necessary. or use the reset function in Windows 10.

20H2 system files corrupted on a clean Windows installation sfc /scannow

I have noticed that sfc /scannow corrected system files. I wonder. So I tested again on a clean Windows 10 20H2 installation and run directly after sfc /scannow.

Preparation for testing:

• I used VMware Workstation 16.0.0
• I created a new virtual machine with default Windows 10 profile
• I disabled the Network Adapter, the OS has no internet the whole process
• I used the latest official Windows 10 ISO file Win10_20H2_English_x64.iso (md5: e80f6ce987b2bba288469e7379129e12) Build 19042.508
• Mounted the ISO in VMware

• So I started to install Windows 10
• Install Now, No product key, Windows 10 Home, Language en-us, install on the unformatted 60GB drive etc.
• After reboot, I used «no internet» for local Account, name: admin, no password, disabled all the telemetry trash

After successful start, I started directly cmd.exe with administrator privilegs and run sfc /scannow.

It will found corrupted systems files.

It didn’t let me post the log here, so I made a Screenshot.

What is going on here?

I repeated the steps with de_windows_10_business_editions_version_20h2_x64_dvd_ce126f3b.iso (md5: 35df62707e53c2064641ccd5b91acb8d)

Type license: Enterprise

After repeating the steps above, the result is the same.

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I am Jediael, an Independent Advisor and a Microsoft user like You. I’ll be happy to assist You today.

Please these Options:

Try to perform a System Restore at one of the Restore points!

Try to start pressing the F8 Key to enter Safe Mode to try to restore the Drivers;

If you can access the command prompt (admin)? If so, press Win + X -> prompt command (admin) and type the commands below, one by one, followed by enter:

dism / online / cleanup-image / CheckHealth

dism / online / cleanup-image / restorehealth

Restart the computer and run the tests.

Here is another option which will be the Manual Download of the Update Package, according to links below:

https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search. % 28TnL5HPStwNw-CupHVibsyG6V0pRoW2KT8g% 29% 28% 29 & irclickid = _01ncjfcn19kfq3qrkk0sohzjxm2xszlgyn6ba9sa00

Here’s a tutorial on how to do it!

Standard / Important Disclaimer: There are links to non-Microsoft websites. The pages appear to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the sites that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). Thoroughly research any product advertised on the sites before you decide to download and install it.

I hope that these solutions above will solve your problem!

Please, let me know about the result and everything went well . Anything I am here to seek the best possible solution for your problem!

Good luck and have a great day!

Hope this helps!

Jediael Elias Corrêa
Independent Advisor

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thank you for your assist.

Restore points? DISM? On a clean installed OS? Really?

The log is from a OS, not older than 5 minutes which has never seen any internet or third party drivers/software etc.

Please read my post again.

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I am Jediael, an Independent Advisor and a Microsoft user like You. I’ll be happy to assist You today.

Thank you for your feedback!

I will give you some options to try to solve your problem.

Please check these Options:

Standard / Important Disclaimer: There are links to non-Microsoft websites. The pages appear to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the sites that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). Thoroughly research any product advertised on the sites before you decide to download and install it.

Please check if this way you can repair your Installation on VMWare!

I hope that these solutions above will solve your problem!

Please, let me know about the result and everything went well . Anything I am here to seek the best possible solution for your problem!

Good luck and have a great day!

Hope this helps!

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this ticket is not about VMware.

The same issue appears on a Host system. The issue is in the offered ISO from Microsoft.

I explained my steps with VMware to show you how you can easily reproduce the issue. You can also use VirtualBox or whatever you like.

It should be obvious why I posted my steps in detail to make clear, that the clean, unmodified Windows 10 ISO file directly install corrupted system files.

If I would post the issue about my Host system, you probably would start like «check your drivers at hardware vendor bla bla». I wanted to avoid this, so I generate my post with VMware to have a neutral Windows installation.

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I am Jediael, an Independent Advisor and a Microsoft user like You. I’ll be happy to assist You today.

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I imagine how boring this whole disorder is .

I am grateful for the information you have given me because it helps me to clarify my understanding to seek a better solution . Thank you very much .

You can be sure that I am doing everything to help solve your problem .

I will give you some more options to try to solve your problem .

Please check these Options:

It may be that the ISO you downloaded is inconsistent, could you try to do the File Download again ?!

You used this site:

https://www.microsoft.com/ en-us / software-download / windows10

Here is another option which will be the Manual Download of the Update Package, according to links below:

https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search. % 28TnL5HPStwNw-CupHVibsyG6V0pRoW2KT8g% 29% 28% 29 & irclickid = _01ncjfcn19kfq3qrkk0sohzjxm2xszlgyn6ba9sa00

Here’s a tutorial on how to do it!

Standard / Important Disclaimer: There are links to non-Microsoft websites. The pages appear to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the sites that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). Thoroughly research any product advertised on the sites before you decide to download and install it.

Please check if it resolves like this . Anything I’m here to try to find new solutions!

I hope that these solutions above will solve your problem!

Please, let me know about the result and everything went well . Anything I am here to seek the best possible solution for your problem!

Good luck and have a great day!

Hope this helps!

Jediael Elias Corrêa
Independent Advisor