Important: You need to run both the DISM and SFC commands shown below, not just one of them, and you need to run DISM first and SFC second.

  1. Open an elevated command prompt. Right-click Start, and then select **Command Prompt (Admin).**If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Allow or Yes.

  2. Type the following command, and then press Enter.

    DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth

    Note:  It might take several minutes for the command operation to be completed.

  3. Type the following command "sfc /scannow" and press Enter

    Note:  It might take several minutes for the command operation to be completed.

  4. Close the command prompt, and then run Windows Update again.

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