How To Fix File System Errors on Windows 10

If you face File System error, you have corrupted Windows files or bad sectors on your hard disk. This error’s main cause seems to be related to errors with the hard disk, and sometimes it can be easily fixed by chkdsk command. But it doesn’t guarantee to fix this in all the cases as it really depends on the user’s system configuration.

How To Fix File System Errors on Windows 10

You can receive the File system error 2147219196  while opening the .exe files or running apps with Administrative privileges. You can try this by running Command Prompt with Admin rights, and you will receive the File System error. It seems UAC has been affected by this error and you can’t seem to access anything related to User Account Control.

Fix File System Errors on Windows 10

The following guide addresses the issues related to the following File System errors:

File System Error (-1073545193)
File System Error (-1073741819)
File System Error (-2018375670)
File System Error (-2144926975)
File System Error (-1073740791)

If you get File System Error (-1073741819), then the problem is related to Sound Scheme on your system. Strange. Well, this is how messed up is Windows 10 but we can’t do much about it. Anyway, without wasting any let’ see how to actually Fix File System Error on Windows 10 with the below-listed troubleshooting steps.

How To Fix File System Errors on Windows 10

Make sure to create a restore point just in case something goes wrong.

Method 1: Run SFC and CHKDSK in Safe Mode

1. Press Windows Key + R then type msconfig and hit Enter to open System Configuration.

msconfig

2. Switch to boot tab and checkmark Safe Boot option.

Switch to boot tab and check mark Safe Boot option

3. Click Apply, followed by OK.

4. Restart your PC and system will boot into Safe Mode automatically.

5. Open Command Prompt with Administrative rights.

6. Now in the cmd window type the following command and hit Enter:

sfc /scannow

sfc scan now system file checker

7. Wait for the system file checker to finish.

8. Again open Command Prompt with admin privileges and type the following command and hit Enter:

chkdsk C: /f /r /x

run check disk chkdsk C: /f /r /x

Note: In the above command C: is the drive on which we want to check disk, /f stands for a flag which chkdsk the permission to fix any errors associated with the drive, /r let chkdsk search for bad sectors and perform recovery and /x instructs the check disk to dismount the drive before beginning the process.

8. It will ask to schedule the scan in the next system reboot, type Y and hit enter.

9. Wait for the above process to finish and then again uncheck the Safe Boot option in System Configuration.

10. Restart your PC to save changes.

System File Checker and Check Disk command seems to Fix File System Errors on Windows but will not continue with the next method.

Method 2: Change Sound Scheme of your PC

1. Right-click on the Volume icon in the system tray and select Sounds.

right-click on Volume icon on system tray and click on Sounds

2. Change Sound Scheme to either No sounds or Windows default from the drop-down.

Change Sound Scheme to either No sounds or Windows default

3. Click Apply, Followed by OK.

4. Reboot your PC to save changes, and this should Fix File System Errors on Windows 10.

Method 3: Set the Windows 10 theme to default

1. Right-click on the desktop and select Personalize.

Right-click on Desktop and select Personalize

2. From personalization, select Themes under the left-hand side menu and then click Theme settings under Theme.

Click Theme settings under Theme.

3. Next, choose Windows 10 under Windows Default Themes.

Choose Windows 10 under Windows Default Themes

4. Reboot your PC to save changes. This should Fix File System Errors on your PC but if not then continue.

Method 4: Create a new user account

If you’re signed with your Microsoft account, then first remove the link to that account by:

1. Press Windows Key + R then type ms-settings: and hit Enter.

2. Select Account > Sign in with a local account instead.

Sign in with a local account instead

3. Type in your Microsoft account password and click Next.

Enter the password for your Microsoft account and click Next

4. Choose a new account name and password, and then select Finish and sign out.

Create the new administrator account:

1. Press Windows Key + I to open Settings and then click Accounts.

2. Then navigate to Family & other people.

3. Under Other people click on “Add someone else to this PC.

Family & other people then click Add someone else to this PC

4. Next, provide a name for the user and a password then select Next.

provide a name for the user and a password

5. Set a username and password, then select Next > Finish.

Next, make the new account an administrator account:

1. Again open the Windows Settings and click on Account.

Open the Windows Settings and click on Account

2. Go to the Family & other people tab.

3. Other people choose the account you just created and then selected a Change account type.

4. Under Account type, select Administrator then click OK.

If the issue persists try deleting the old administrator account:

1. Again go to Windows Settings then Account > Family & other people.

2. Under Other users, select the old administrator account, click Remove, and select Delete account and data.

3. If you were using a Microsoft account to sign in before, you can associate that account with the new administrator by following the next step.

4. In Windows Settings > Accounts, select Sign in with a Microsoft account instead and enter your account info.

Finally, you should be able to Fix File System Errors on Windows 10  but if you’re still stuck at the same error, try running SFC and CHKDSK commands from Method 1 again.

Method 5: Reset Windows Store Cache

1. Press Windows Key + R then type Wsreset.exe and hit enter.

wsreset to reset windows store app cache

2. One the process is finished restart your PC.

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That’s it you have successfully learned How To Fix File System Errors on Windows 10 but if you still have any questions regarding this guide then feel free to ask them in the comment’s section.

4 thoughts on “How To Fix File System Errors on Windows 10”

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    Sergei "Siberian Troublemaker" Agarkoff

    Thank you, the article was useful.

    One unclear moment at method 4 (new account creation step): should I create local account or new MS account.
    Clarify your text, please.

    Also. sfc found some errors, but its corrections were fruitless. I running win10 in virtualbox under Linux, and the error (File System Error (-1073741819)) appeared after one of latest VB updates.
    I could run something as admin only after removed OLD VB Tools in safe mode.

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    Michael Mercurio

    This article was a gold find! Very well written, easy to understand, and a comprehensive explanation of all steps. THANK YOU!
    To the previous commenter, Sergei: I found my way here with the same problem as you. I was running Windows 10 in a VirtualBox VM on macOS. I hadn’t correlated the File System Error problem with a VirtualBox update. Thanks to your thoughtful comment, the solution was easy — uninstalled the previous version of VirtualBox Guest Editions while in Safe Mode did the trick.

  3. क्लिक करें ।

    व्यवस्थापक अधिकारों के साथ कमांड प्रॉम्प्ट

    6. अब cmd में निम्नलिखित टाइप करें और एंटर करें:

    Sfc / scannow
    sfc / scannow / offbootdir = c: \ / offwindir = c: \ windows (यदि उपरोक्त विफल रहता है)
    SFC स्कैन अब कमांड प्रॉम्प्ट

    7. सामान्य कमांड प्रॉम्प्ट के साथ ओपन कमांड प्रॉम्प्ट करें और निम्न कमांड टाइप करें और एंटर करें:

    chkdsk C: / f / r / x

    चलाएँ चेक डिस्क chkdsk C: / f / r / x yah options nhi aa rha sir kucha bato solutions

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