What is SFC Command? uses of SFC/SCANNOW, PURGECACHE, SCANBOOT, SCANONCE Command|

Hey! If you want to know what is SFC command and uses of SFC/SCANNOW, PURGECACHE, SCANBOOT, SCANONCE Command then should read this article.

What is SFC (System File Cheker)?

SFC is a tool used to check the protected files on the computer. These protected files are the files that are in the DLL cache. The command SFC/SCANNOW will automatically start the Windows File Protection and Scan all the Protected Files.

SFC Scan file Checker) the utility is one of the best utilities for repairing Corrupted files and Windows Missing files such as. DLL missing file.

SFC file checker has first introduced on Windows 98 Operating System for preventing a malicious attack, Corruptions, or repairing the such as. DLL missing file. We use the SFC file for prevented external attach, System File Repaired, and file corruption.

What is the Uses of SFC Command?

Uses of SFC Command:

• The SFC Utility will replace and of the corrupt, missing or incorrect file in the windows.
• The SFC Utility can be used to check the system file integrity whenever an application fails to load or system acts up.
• The SFC utility can be used to check the system file integrity whenever an application fails to load or system acts up.

SFC switches available are listed below-

Switch	Purpose
/SCANNOW	Scans integrity of all protected system files and repairs files with problems when possible.
/SCANFILE	Scans integrity of the referenced file, repairs file if problems are identified. Specify the full path.
/VERIFYONLY	Scans integrity of all protected system files. No repair operation is performed.
/VERIFYFILE	Verifies the integrity of the file with the full path. No repair operation is performed.
/REVERT	Reverse SFC to its default operation.
/OFFWINDIR	For offline repair, specify the location of the offline windows directory.
/OFFLOGFILE	For offline repair, optionally enable logging by specifying a log file path

How to Run SFC Command in Windows 11, 10, 8, 7?

To run the SFC command in Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7 follow these below steps-

STEP#1. Navigate to Run and Search CMD.

STEP#2. Run CMD as administrator.

STEP#3. Type SFC /SCANNOW and hit Enter.

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