This option should certainly solve the problem. Method three: Use the Reagentc command-line utility If neither of these options work, do the following. One other thing you can do is to create a new user account, then try to reset or refresh and see if the problem continues. Once the scan completes try again to restore your system. Depending on your system configuration this may take some time.

The /scannow switch is to scan all protected system files and to replace any incorrect version. Type the following command and press Enter: sfc /scannow Use the Windows key +X to bring the Power User menu and select Command Prompt (Admin). This utility will repair (replace) any damage file in the operating system: The first thing you should do is to run the System File Checker (SFC) scan.

This behavior occurs in most cases after upgrading Windows 7 to Windows 8, because either system files are corrupt in some way or simply the necessary files just aren’t there. To fix this issue there are three things you can do (I would recommend you to try them all): How to fix the missing files issue on Windows 8 Method one: Run the System File Checker (SFC) But why you should have to supply the files when you shouldn’t have to? You should be able to reset or refresh your PC without DVD or USB drive, besides having everything automated makes everything so much easier.

Your Windows installation or recovery media will provide these files.” or “Couldn’t find necessary files” and it also asks you insert an installation media.įor most of us this is not a big deal, because we created an installation media after purchasing the OS or because we just simply bought the physical installation DVD. On paper, these features are great, because they also allow you to recover without using the installation DVD or USB drive. I said “on paper”, because in my experience it doesn’t work as smoothly as you would expect, many users, including me, are seeing at the time to reset or refresh the messages: “Insert Media” - “Some files are missing. They both offer a unique ways to restore and to fix most issues in a Windows 8 PC. This is what the software giants calls Push Button Reset. In Windows 8, Microsoft is introducing two new innovated and very helpful features to recover Windows: Remove everything (formerly known as Reset your PC) and Refresh your PC.

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