SFC returns error message "The component store cannot be repaired" ?


  1. Posts : 86
    win10
       #1

    SFC returns error message "The component store cannot be repaired" ?


    I run SFC as a matter of course after any major change to my system. Since I just received the 1903 update I went ahead and ran SFC as usual. I should mentionthat my system seems to be running perfectly and there is no indications of anything being wrong.

    This time when I ran SFC I received the error message "Windows Resource Protection could not start the Repair Service". Googling the error message coughed up lots of fixes for this problem, none of which worked for me and I think I tried them all.

    So, I decided to run Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth and that gave me "The component store cannot be repaired. The operation completed successfully."

    So, I've again come to the most reliable source problem fixing info that I know of...can anyone shed any light on why this is happening and what it actually means?

    I'm not suggesting the 1903 update broke something because it's been a while since I ran SFC and whatever happened could have been months ago but it does seem coincidental. that it appeared just after the update.

    As usual I would be grateful for any help...this one is above my pay grade...
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  2. Posts : 68,921
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #2

    Hello xwray,

    If you haven't already, you might see if running the command below in an elevated command prompt may be able to repair the component store for SFC to work again.

    Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

    If not, then you could do a repair install to fix it without losing anything.
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  3. Posts : 86
    win10
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth returns "The component store cannot be repaired" which sounds pretty ominous to me...
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  4. Posts : 68,921
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #4

    Well, it was worth a try. It looks like a repair install will be in order now.
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  5. Posts : 86
    win10
    Thread Starter
       #5

    I have deduced that the problem actually originated after I removed onedrive following some apparently not so accurate instructions so I in fact created the problem. I restored an image taken prior to removing onedrive and all is well again.

    Live and Learn...
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  6. Posts : 68,921
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #6

    Great news.
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