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You must be an administrator running a console session in order to use the SFC utility

Whenever you try to run the SFC utility on your command line, does not mean it will run without checking for possible errors it may have caused. There can be many errors when executing a simple command like »sfc / scannow »from time to time. But in this article we will focus on the common error faced by most of the users when trying this command, And it is “You must be an administrator running a console session in order to use the SFC utility”

You must be an administrator running a console session in order to use the sfc utility

What causes this error when asking the user to be an administrator?

This error indicates that you are trying to access the system files through the command line, and for this you need permission or you have to be an administrator. If you open a command prompt with a double click or the right mouse button and then click open, will start in normal mode. But, if you right click and run as administrator, the CMD will open as an elevated command prompt. Whenever you need to make changes or run system files, you must open the CMD in elevated mode. Below we have a solution on how to do it.

Running command prompt as administrator

To run the SFC utility command, we should always run the elevated command prompt, which is the command prompt that is run with administrator permission. When run as administrator, CMD can access and use system files, and the SFC utility is one of the system commands. To do this, follow the steps below

When you see this error you must be in CMD, close it
Go to where CMD is, start menu or search in the search bar

Note: For older windows, it will be: Start> All the programs> Accessories
Right click on CMD
Select »Run as administrator» Open CMD as Administrator

advice: CTRL + SHIFT + To enter (will open the CMD in administrator mode without the need to right click and select the option)
Click »Yes» to verify user control.
Now type »sfc / scannow »and introduzca
The system scan will begin

Bonus: set raised CMD as default

You can make CMD run as administrator every time you open it, following the steps below:

Go to where CMD is, start menu or search in the search bar

Note: For older windows, it will be: Start> All the programs> Accessories
Right click on CMD and select »Open file location» Open the cmd file location
Now, right-click on the shortcut »CMD» and select »Send to> Desk" Send the command prompt shortcut to the desktop
Now right-click on the shortcut and go to »Properties«
In the shortcuts tab, click on »Advanced«
Now check the option »Run as administrator«
Click on »OK» and save the properties Select run as administrator in CMD shortcut properties
Now, every time i open this shortcut, will run automatically as administrator.