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How to analyze SFC /scannow logs

Sfc /scannow will inspect all of the important Windows files on your computer, including Windows DLL files. If System File Checker finds an issue with any of these protected files, it will replace it. You can find the sfc logs inside CBS.log under C:\Windows\logs\CBS\ folder. There will be a lot of entries in cbs logs. You can filter out the log for SFC by running the below command.  findstr /c:"[SR]" cbs.log > sfcdetails.txt The above command will search for the string [SR] and if it found , then it copies the corresponding entry in to the sfcdetails.txt Below is sample text extracted from CBS log by using the above command ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013-06-24 12:55:44, Info                  CSI    00000210 [SR] Verify complete 2013-06-24 12:55:44, Info                  CSI    00000211 [SR] Verifying 100 (0x00000064) components 2013-06-24 12:55:44, Info                  CSI    000