[SOLVED] Windows 10 21H2 SFC/DISM Corruption issues

avggeek · Jul 31, 2022

Hi folks,

I had recently fully reinstalled Windows 10 but after a bad shutdown, I got the dreaded "attempting repairs..." prompt. I did an initial SFC/DISM run but when that did not work I used the Windows 10 ISO to do a in-place reinstall.

Now this seems to have resolved the "attempting repairs..." screen, but unfortunately SFC/DISM are still complaining about file corruption issues.

I tried to run SFCFix but that crashes once I start running the program. The only output in SFCFIX.txt is as follows:

Code:

SFCFix version 3.0.2.1 by niemiro.
Start time: 2022-07-31 17:07:05.780
Microsoft Windows 10 Build 19044 - amd64
Not using a script file.




SFCFix version 3.0.2.1 by niemiro has encountered an unhandled exception.
Currently storing 0 datablocks.
Finish time: 2022-07-31 17:07:09.279
----------------------EOF-----------------------

Attaching the CBS Logs folder as recommended in the Posting instructions.

Any help/suggestions on how to fix this would be most welcome!

Maxstar · Jul 31, 2022

Hi and welcome to Sysnative,

I'll need to setup a new VM to collect some replacement files, so this can take some time.

avggeek · Jul 31, 2022

Maxstar said:
Hi and welcome to Sysnative,

I'll need to setup a new VM to collect some replacement files, so this can take some time.

Thank you for the offer to help. I look forward to any fixes that you can suggest!

Maxstar · Aug 1, 2022

Hi,

The file SFCFix.zip is too big to attach, so I've uploaded the file here: SFCFix.zip

Step 1.
Warning: This fix was written specifically for this system. Do not run this fix on another system.

Save any work you have open, and close all programs.
Download the attachment SFCFix.zip and save it to your desktop.
Drag the SFCFix.zip file over the SFCFix.exe executable and release it.

SFCFix will launch, let it complete.
Once done, a file will appear on your desktop, called SFCFix.txt.
Post the logfile (SFCFix.txt) as attachment in your next reply.

Step 2. Run the following DISM command and post the result. If it fails attach a new copy of the CBS log.

Code:

DISM /online /cleanup-image /RestoreHealth

avggeek · Aug 1, 2022

Hi Maxstar,

Step 1 seems to have proceeded smoothly - see attached the SFCFix.txt that was saved.

Unfortunately, DISM did not complete successfully and is complaining about a new set of corrupted files. See attached the latest CBS log as zip file.

Maxstar · Aug 1, 2022

Here is the next fix with replacement files: SFCFix.zip

Step 1.
Warning: This fix was written specifically for this system. Do not run this fix on another system.

Save any work you have open, and close all programs.
Download the attachment SFCFix.zip and save it to your desktop.
Drag the SFCFix.zip file over the SFCFix.exe executable and release it.

SFCFix will launch, let it complete.
Once done, a file will appear on your desktop, called SFCFix.txt.
Post the logfile (SFCFix.txt) as attachment in your next reply.

Step 2. Run the following DISM command and post the result. If it fails attach a new copy of the CBS log.

Code:

DISM /online /cleanup-image /RestoreHealth

avggeek · Aug 1, 2022

Hi Maxstar,

SFCFix seems to have encountered an error with one file this time. Attached is latest SFCFix.txt

DISM did not complete successfully and has again identified new files. Attached latest copy of CBS

Maxstar · Aug 1, 2022

Open an elevated command prompt and run the following command. Attach Dirlist.txt to your next post.

Code:

dir /s /a %systemroot%\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-font-truetype-simsun_31bf3856ad364e35_10.0.19041.1_none_b0fa2c8e0f0c57df > "%userprofile%\Desktop\Dirlist.txt"

avggeek · Aug 1, 2022

Attached is the dirlist file as requested.

Maxstar · Aug 1, 2022

Download the

Farbar Recovery Scan Tool and save it to your Desktop:

Download the 64 bit version: - Farbar Recovery Scan Tool Link

Warning: This script was written specifically for this system. Do not run this script on another system.

Download the attachment fixlist.txt and save it to your desktop.
Right-click on FRST.exe and select "Run as administrator".
Press the Fix button.
If for some reason the tool needs a restart, please make sure you let the system restart normally.
When finished, a log called Fixlog.txt will appear in the same directory the tool is run from.
Post the logfile Fixlog.txt as attachment in your next reply.

avggeek · Aug 1, 2022

Attaching the Fixlog.txt file now.

Maxstar · Aug 1, 2022

Here is the next fix: SFCFix.zip

Step 1.
Warning: This fix was written specifically for this system. Do not run this fix on another system.

Save any work you have open, and close all programs.
Download the attachment SFCFix.zip and save it to your desktop.
Drag the SFCFix.zip file over the SFCFix.exe executable and release it.

SFCFix will launch, let it complete.
Once done, a file will appear on your desktop, called SFCFix.txt.
Post the logfile (SFCFix.txt) as attachment in your next reply.

Step 2. Run the following DISM command and post the result. If it fails attach a new copy of the CBS log.

Code:

DISM /online /cleanup-image /RestoreHealth

avggeek · Aug 1, 2022

Hi Maxstar,

SFCFix completed successfully without any errors. Attached is SFCFix.txt

DISM has errors after this run as well. Attached is CBS Log.

Maxstar · Aug 1, 2022

Step 1.
Warning: This fix was written specifically for this system. Do not run this fix on another system.

Save any work you have open, and close all programs.
Download the attachment SFCFix.zip and save it to your desktop.
Drag the SFCFix.zip file over the SFCFix.exe executable and release it.

SFCFix will launch, let it complete.
Once done, a file will appear on your desktop, called SFCFix.txt.
Post the logfile (SFCFix.txt) as attachment in your next reply.

Step 2. Run the following DISM command and post the result. If it fails attach a new copy of the CBS log.

Code:

DISM /online /cleanup-image /RestoreHealth

avggeek · Aug 1, 2022

Hi Maxstar,

SFCFix completed successfully without any errors. Attached is SFCFix.txt

DISM has errors after this run as well. Attached is CBS Log.

Maxstar · Aug 1, 2022

Step 1.
Warning: This fix was written specifically for this system. Do not run this fix on another system.

Save any work you have open, and close all programs.
Download the attachment SFCFix.zip and save it to your desktop.
Drag the SFCFix.zip file over the SFCFix.exe executable and release it.

SFCFix will launch, let it complete.
Once done, a file will appear on your desktop, called SFCFix.txt.
Post the logfile (SFCFix.txt) as attachment in your next reply.

Step 2. Run the following DISM command and post the result. If it fails attach a new copy of the CBS log.

Code:

DISM /online /cleanup-image /RestoreHealth

avggeek · Aug 1, 2022

Hi Maxstar,

Latest run of SFCFix completed successfully without any errors. Attached is SFCFix.txt

Unfortunately, DISM is showing some more corrupted files than the last couple of scans. Attached is CBS Log.

Maxstar · Aug 1, 2022

There are a lot of files missing or corrupted, here is the next fix: SFCFix.zip

Step 1.
Warning: This fix was written specifically for this system. Do not run this fix on another system.

Save any work you have open, and close all programs.
Download the attachment SFCFix.zip and save it to your desktop.
Drag the SFCFix.zip file over the SFCFix.exe executable and release it.

SFCFix will launch, let it complete.
Once done, a file will appear on your desktop, called SFCFix.txt.
Post the logfile (SFCFix.txt) as attachment in your next reply.

Step 2. Run the following DISM command and post the result. If it fails attach a new copy of the CBS log.

Code:

DISM /online /cleanup-image /RestoreHealth

avggeek · Aug 1, 2022

Maxstar said:
There are a lot of files missing or corrupted, here is the next fix: SFCFix.zip

Well that's not good news. Right now the machine seems to be stable in operation & rebooting so that's some good fortune.

Latest run of SFCFix completed successfully without any errors. Attached is SFCFix.txt

DISM is stating there are more corrupted files. Worryingly I think a couple of these are files that we had patched in previous SFCFix files specifically amd64_dual_netwtw06.inf_31bf3856ad364e35_10.0.19041.1_none_2263b23b85449a62\Netwtw06.sys and

amd64_microsoft-windows-dynamic-image_31bf3856ad364e35_10.0.19041.1288_none_b508821aea842ab0\n\WindowsDefenderApplicationGuard.wim

. Attached is latest CBS log.

Maxstar · Aug 1, 2022

The file in the N folder was not replaced in one of the previous fixes, Netwtw06.sys does, let's try this fix: SFCFix.zip

Step 1.
Warning: This fix was written specifically for this system. Do not run this fix on another system.

Save any work you have open, and close all programs.
Download the attachment SFCFix.zip and save it to your desktop.
Drag the SFCFix.zip file over the SFCFix.exe executable and release it.

SFCFix will launch, let it complete.
Once done, a file will appear on your desktop, called SFCFix.txt.
Post the logfile (SFCFix.txt) as attachment in your next reply.

Step 2. Run the following DISM command and post the result. If it fails attach a new copy of the CBS log.

Code:

DISM /online /cleanup-image /RestoreHealth

[SOLVED] Windows 10 21H2 SFC/DISM Corruption issues

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