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DISM fix for recent Windows Update/WindowsDefender Platform corruption
Windows 10 SFC /scannow Can't Fix Corrupted Files After Update
This is a question regarding the recent file corruption that occurred after a Windows anti malware update caused Windows Defender Platform errors that are first noticed when running sfc /scannow. Users had to run a DISM repair to fix their PC's. I was one of many people on here who only discovered I even had this issue because after clean installing Windows I ran an sfc scan and there were errors that sfc couldn't fix.
The issue was solved for me by running DISM to repair the component store and then SFC again to fix the errors. All is back to normal again now.
This whole experience though has left me with a question. There will be many people who at the moment don't even know they have this corruption because they never run an SFC scan..maybe they've never even heard of System File Checker.
If you were to continue ignoring this error without using DISM to repair it or are unaware of the problem. Would it prevent a user from using the Reset this PC option in Settings/Recovery any time in the future?
Would the Windows Disc Image corruption that Im presuming prevented SFC from being able to fix the issue also prevent a user from being able to use the Reset this PC to method to reinstall Windows because that also would need to use the Windows Disc Image