Fix Windows Resource Protection Found Corrupt Files
Fix Windows Resource Protection Found Corrupt Files
Commands Used:
Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
sfc /scannow
We have already seen how the System File Checker allows users to scan for and restore corrupt Windows system files. We have also seen how to run System File Checker and more, earlier. But what if at the end of the run you see the following message?
Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files but was unable to fix some of them. Details are included in the CBS.Log windir\Logs\CBS\CBS.log.
What this message says is that although the System File Checker completed the scan and found corrupted system files, it was unable to proceed and replace them with good system files.
The following error occurred when running the SFC /SCANNOW command, to repair the system files on a Windows 10 PC: "Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files but was unable to fix some of them. Details are included in the CBS.Log windir\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. For example C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log"
Running an SFC (System File Checker) scan is pretty straightforward for the most part, but what do you do if you encounter the following error message at the end of it: “Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files but was unable to fix some of them“? Several Windows users have been unsure of what to do next after the System File Checker utility has been unable to resolve the issue for them.
The Windows Resource Protection protects registry keys and folders as well as critical system files. If any changes are detected to a protected system file, the modified file is restored from a cached copy located in the Windows folder itself.
Issues addressed in this tutorial:
windows resource protection found corrupt files
windows resource protection found corrupt files but was unable to fix some of them windows 10
windows resource protection found corrupt files but was unable to fix
windows resource protection found some corrupt files but was unable to fix
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops,and tablets running the Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7 operating systems.Works for all major computer manufactures (Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Samsung).