Manage Windows File Protection scan

This setting lets you control the Windows File Checker should scan and replace the protected files during bootup.

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Description:
Windows file checker prevents bad applications from changing system files. You can set the windows file protection scan from the registry. For this, go to start > run menu, enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. Here, create the dword value sfcscan in the right panel, if this value does not exist. Now, set the value as you want windows file protection to function from the below given table. Also. Note that the registry key gets changed when scanning options like scanonce, scanboot and revert are used. <table><tr><td><p align="center"><span style="font-size: 11px"><span style="font-family: verdana">scan_type</span></span></td><td><center>description</td></tr><tr><td><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 11px; color: black">0</span></td><td><center><span style="font-size: 11px; font-family: verdana; color: black">protected files must never be scanned at bootup time. The command is sfc /revert.</span></td></tr><tr><td><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 11px; color:black">1</span></td><td><center><span style="font-size: 11px; font-family: verdana; color: black">protected files should be scanned on every boot. The command is sfc /scanboot.</span></td></tr><tr><td><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 11px; color:black">2</span></td><td><center><span style="font-size: 11px; font-family: verdana; color: black">protected files on the next boot but not on subsequent boots. The command is sfc /scanonce.</span></td></tr></table> note: if the set windows file protection scanning policy is enabled from group policy editor, the system ignores the changes made by this registry setting. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.