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by Scott Kingery
<p> <h1 id="scan-hard-drive" tabindex="-1">Scan Hard Drive <a class="external-link" href="#scan-hard-drive" aria-hidden="true" target="_self">#</a></h1> <p>How to use Windows 10's System File Checker (SFC) scannow command to fix problems | Windows Central</p> <p>How to use Windows 10's System File Checker (SFC) scannow command to fix problems | Windows Central <a href="https://www.windowscentral.com/how-use-sfc-scannow-command-fix-problems-windows-10" target="_self" class="external-link">https://www.windowscentral.com/how-use-sfc-scannow-command-fix-problems-windows-10</a></p> <p>How to repair Windows 10 with System File Checker offline</p> <p>To repair Windows 10 using SFC with the offline option, use these steps:</p> <ol> <li>Open Settings.</li> <li>Click on Update & Security.</li> <li>Click on Recovery.</li> <li>Under the "Advanced startup" section, click the Restart now button.</li> <li>Click on Troubleshoot.</li> <li>Click on Advanced options.</li> <li>Click on Command Prompt. (After selecting the option, the device will reboot.)</li> <li>Select your account in the Advanced startup options.</li> <li>Confirm the account password.</li> <li>Click the Continue button.</li> <li>Type the following command to start the diskpart tool and press Enter:</li> </ol> <pre class=""> diskpart </pre> <ol> <li>Type the following command to determine the location of the Windows and System Reserved partitions and press Enter:</li> </ol> <pre class=""> list volume </pre> <ol> <li>Confirm the current drive letter assignment for the System Reserved partition (the one close to 500MB) and Windows 10 partition, usually the volume with the largest size.</li> <li>Type the following command to exit diskpart and press Enter:</li> </ol> <pre class=""> exit </pre> <ol> <li>Type the following command to run the System File Checker offline and press Enter:</li> </ol> <pre class=""> sfc /scannow /offbootdir=F:\ /offwindir=C:\Windows </pre> <p>In the command, we are using the /offboodir option to specify the drive letter of the System Reserved partition, which in this case is F. Also, the /offwindir option specifies the location of the Windows 10 files, which in this case is C:\Windows.</p> <ol> <li>Click the X button to close Command Prompt.</li> <li>Click on Continue.</li> </ol> <p>Once you complete the steps, the command tool will fix any problems with system files on Windows 10, and the device will restart normally.</p> <p>If this doesn't repair all then run:</p> <pre class=""> dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth </pre>
by Scott Kingery
<p> <p>You can set up a task in task manager. Need to use "Highest Privileges"</p> <p>powershell.exe</p> <pre class="powershell">-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "Checkpoint-Computer -Description \"My Daily Periodic Restore Point\" -RestorePointType \"MODIFY_SETTINGS\"" </pre> <div style="width:60%;"><img class="u-photo" alt="" src="/assets/images/20240719105015.png"></div> <div style="width:60%;"><img class="u-photo" alt="" src="/assets/images/20240719104917.png"></div>