How to Use SFC SCANNOW Command in Windows 11

1. Click the Start Button and wait for the Start Menu to appear

2. After the Start menu appears, type cmd in the searchbox and wait for
it to find the Command Prompt app for you

3. Once the Command Prompt app is found, click on Run as administrator and wait for
the app to start

4. If you get a UAC prompt, click YES

5. in the CMD window, type sfc /scannow and hit the ENTER key

6. After hitting the ENTER key, the System File Checker (SFC) will start
scanning Windows' system files for error and corrupted files.

7. During scanning, a percentage indicator will appear showing the scan's
progress

8. Once the scan is complete, SFC will notify you whether it found errors
or not. In this case of this article, it did not find any issues.