In this quick and effective tutorial, you'll learn how to fix the error message "You must be an administrator running a console session in order to use the sfc utility" when trying to run SFC /Scannow in Command Prompt (CMD) on Windows 11, 10, 8, or 7.
This step-by-step guide will walk you through the process of running System File Checker (sfc) properly with administrative privileges to repair corrupted system files in your Windows operating system.
✅ ▬▬ 🗎 THE COMMAND TEXT ▬▬
sfc /scannow
🧰 Applicable for:
Windows 11 (All versions)
Windows 10 (Home/Pro)
Windows 8 / 8.1
Windows 7
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