SFC Unable to fix some files by Laptop seems to run fine.

You could try the same in Safe Mode.
(I have 3 demi-johns bubbling away- many years since we did that... don't think I'll graduate to a home still tho').

If that fails, then you can try an in-place upgrade repair.. I've done it several times.
An In-place upgrade repair install will fix many things, but not those where the settings are not changed by the procedure.

For this you need an installation medium with the same base build as you have installed, and x64 if you have a 64 bits OS, else x86 (32 bits).

Recommendation:
Before you perform the following major repair procedure, do create a disk image (see below).

Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade - Windows 10 Forums
- this includes a link from which you can obtain Windows 10 iso file (" download a Windows 10 ISO"), or create a bootable medium.

I would recommend creating the bootable medium, as this can be used
- for any future in-place upgrade repair install
- to boot from and use its recovery options should Windows become unbootable.
- to clean install Windows

This will refresh Windows, after the manner of a Windows installation.
- all/most associations will be unchanged
- all your programs will be left installed
- no personal data should be affected
- you will lose any custom fonts
- you will lose any customised system icons
- you may need to re-establish your Wi-Fi connection
- you will need to redo Windows updates subsequent to the build you have used for the repair install
- Windows.old will be created
- system restore will be turned off- you should turn it on again and I recommend you manually schedule a daily restore point.
- you will need to redo any language downloads including the display language if you changed that)
- inactive title bar colouring (if used) will be reset to default
- if Qttabbar is installed, you need to re-enable it in explorer (Options, check Qttabbar)
This is one of the better features of Win10: as each major build comes out, that's your updated reference build, and as updates are mostly cumulative, there will be few to do.


Please consider using disk imaging regularly. It's a brilliant way to
- preserve your system (and your sanity)
- back up your data
- restore your system to a previously working state in a relatively short time

Recommended: Macrium Reflect (free/commercial) + boot disk/device + large enough external storage medium.

OK... I'll give it a shot.

You said An In-place upgrade repair install will fix many things, but not those where the settings are not changed by the procedure.

For this you need an installation medium with the same base build as you have installed, and x64 if you have a 64 bits OS, else x86 (32 bits).

What do you mean not those where the settings are not changed by the procedure.

Anyway.. I'm going to proceed.

Well... actually I'm "Not" going to proceed. The link instructions indicate you have to turn off "secure boot". I don't have "UEFI Setting" option on the "trouble shooting" "advanced options" screen. I searched and can't find anything about how to turn off "secure boot" on my machine.

Do you suggest I go back to DISM where before we failed at end of step 4. I believe steps 5 and 6 go into image recovery. Hell I don't know. I made an image of disk with the "Macrium Reflect" program. I also made a cd that does boot to that "Reflect" program.

Just read that apparently that is something from Windows 8 and up. I upgraded from Win7. A little more reading mentions something about kernals or whatever

Kinda Lost at this Point?

Clean Install option.... Since I now have an image file from "Reflect"... is that the same as a backup? Can I restore programs from that if I did clean install?

I just don't know what to do. Feeling like I just created a boat anchor out of the machine? Maybe it's time for a new laptop? Which sucks, but not sure what to do.

To eliminate the problems you've found requires one of the following:
1. a build upgrade (e.g. 1511 to 1607
2. an in-place upgrade repair install
3. a clean install

Of those I've used (2) successfully 3 times I think, and of course have done the others too.

The link instructions indicate you have to turn off "secure boot". I don't have "UEFI Setting" option on the "trouble shooting" "advanced options" screen.

Your laptop was first sold with Win 7, so you don't have UEFI at all - but a traditional BIOS.
That means you won't have secure boot.

So you should be able to do an in-place upgrade repair.

I wonder if most tutorials are now based UEFI only where they mention it, and don't show the legacy BIOS case...

I've explained the issue about secure boot above- see amended post. Yours is a legacy BIOS.

Win 10 iso / bootable flash drive:
Windows 10 ISO Download - Windows 10 Forums
For a DVD just burn the iso to a DVD.

For an in-place upgrade repair: log in as normal, insert DVD, run setup.exe from the DVD.
Follow the tutorial.

Good luck!