Just like with Windows seven and Windows eight.x, Windows x supports integrity checking and repair using ii tools, SFC and DISM. Very useful when you're experiencing errors and you're suspecting corrupt Windows files might be the reason for that. In that location are nonetheless often complications with SFC and DISM tools in Windows 10 and all the guides I've found online didn't provide sufficient help or guidance to make them work. This ane however does cheers to fellow users from TechPowerUp (specially "jboydgolfer" 🙂 ) who helped me effigy out why SFC and DISM tools fail to repair Bone.

Basic Integrity Repair

Right click Start push button and select Control Prompt (Admin) . Into the control prompt, type in (or copy&paste it):

sfc /scannow

If you get a message in that location were decadent files institute, simply SFC was unable to repair them, type in this (or copy&paste it):

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

If this i ends with error 0x800F081F – The source files could non be constitute you'll have to use the Avant-garde Repair guide beneath…

If DISM completes and repairs errors, utilise the sfc /scannow again. It should too repair files without any problems this time effectually. If it doesn't, continue reading beneath…

Advanced Integrity Repair

You're reading this part if both, SFC and DISM concluded with error letters.

You lot'll accept to download Windows 10 ISO image from here get-go. Make sure yous download the edition and version (32bit or 64bit) that yous're using for the given system.

Find the ISO image file you've just downloaded from Microsoft webpage on your drive, right click it and select Mount selection. This will mount the ISO image to your This PC (just like USB drive). Check which bulldoze letter of the alphabet it is using. Y'all'll need it down below…

Right click Beginning push and select Command Prompt (Admin) . Into the command prompt, type in (or copy&paste it):

DISM /Online /Cleanup-Paradigm /RestoreHealth /Source:WIM:X:\sources\Install.wim:1

Supercede X with the actual letter of the alphabet to which Windows 10 mounted your ISO image. Information technology looks like this on my system. For me it was letter of the alphabet E . It might be another for you.

DISM_Mounted_ISO.png

If DISM completes with message:

The restore functioning completed successfully.
The operation completed successfully.

Yay, you made it! 😀 Now, use the sfc /scannow once again and it should complete fine besides. Information technology should written report finished job with message:

Windows Resource Protection constitute decadent files and successfully repaired
them.

Congrats, you've managed to become SFC and DISM to work and do their job. You can now right click the mounted drive in your This PC and select Squirt . This will unmount the ISO image. That'south it. Store the ISO for later employ, either for OS re-installation or for repairs like this.

If you have any other issues or you're unsure what to do in certain footstep, driblet me a message beneath and I'll try to figure information technology out or update the guide to make information technology more understandable.