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When you install Windows, your system stores many important files that you may never look at. Usually, you and other users don't need to worry about these system files, unless they become corrupted and cause issues on the system: blue screen errors, strange error messages, ...
Fix system file errors with just 1 command
To achieve this, you need to rely on the support of the System File Checker (SFC) tool. SFC is a tool built into Windows that will automatically scan and help you fix system file errors with just 1 command.
To use SFC, first, open CMD as Administrator. To do this, type cmd in the Search box on the Start Menu, then in the search results list, right-click on cmd and select Run as Administrator. Enter the command below to run SFC:
sfc /scannow
Note that the scanning process will take some time, so you need to be patient to see the results. If your computer is severely damaged and cannot run normal commands, you will have 2 other options.
First, open Command Prompt from the Advanced Startup Options menu. Access Settings => Update & security => Recovery and click the Restart Now button to boot into Recovery Mode. In this menu, click Troubleshoot => Advanced Options => Command Prompt and enter the command below:
sfc /scannow
If you cannot perform the above method, you can remove the hard drive from the malfunctioning computer and connect it to another computer running Windows. Open Command Prompt using the method above, then use the modified SFC command below to scan the external drive instead of the internal drive of the unaffected computer:
sfc /scannow /OFFBOOTDIR=d:\ /OFFWINDIR=d:\windows
Before doing this, open This PC by pressing the Windows key + E and confirm the character of the external hard drive.
In the command above, replace d with the name of the external hard drive you're scanning. Wait a while for the command line to execute and provide you with the result.
You can also use Windows repair to access Command Prompt and use the above repair command to scan the internal drive with SFC. If you can't resolve your issue by fixing system file errors with just 1 command as outlined above, try using Troubleshooting to fix Windows 10 installation issues.
There are many useful commands in Command Prompt (CMD). You can use CMD to fix Windows errors, check system information, and view a detailed list of useful CMD commands we have compiled. If interested, please refer to them.
Similar to other file formats, if you cannot open these EXE files that have been downloaded or stored on your hard drive, there is definitely an issue. Refer to how to fix unable to run exe file here for the quickest solution.
