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sfc — Scan the integrity of Windows system files. More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-s

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Problem

How to use the sfc command: Scan the integrity of Windows system files. More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/sfc>.

Solution

sfc — Scan the integrity of Windows system files. More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/sfc>.

Display information about the usage of the command:

sfc

Scan all system files and, if possible, repair any problems:

sfc /scannow

Scan all system files without attempting to repair any:

sfc /verifyonly

Scan a specific file and, if possible, repair any problems:

sfc /scanfile={{path\to\file}}

Scan a specific file without attempting to repair it:

sfc /verifyfile={{path\to\file}}

When repairing offline, specify the boot directory:

sfc /offbootdir={{path\to\directory}}

When repairing offline, specify the Windows directory:

sfc /offwindir={{path\to\directory}}

Code Snippets

Display information about the usage of the command

sfc

Scan all system files and, if possible, repair any problems

sfc /scannow

Scan all system files without attempting to repair any

sfc /verifyonly

Scan a specific file and, if possible, repair any problems

sfc /scanfile={{path\to\file}}

Scan a specific file without attempting to repair it

sfc /verifyfile={{path\to\file}}

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