Tweak Library – Run Windows file protection

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Run Windows file protection (WFP) during Windows startup.

This setting enabled Windows File Protection, which is a part of System File Checker in Windows 2000/XP/2003.

Tweak for : Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows 2000

Description:

Windows File Protection is a part of System File Checker in Windows 2000 and Windows XP and Windows 2003. Its main function is to avoid consistency issues in DLL files. It may also block changing system files.

For this, go to Start > Run menu, enter “regedit” and navigate to the registry path listed below. Create a REG_DWORD value name " SFCDisable" (if this value doesn't exist). Right Click on the Option “SFCDisable”, and from the drop down menu, select Modify. Enter the value "1" to enable the setting. Click OK.

Restart the computer.

Note:
The other values applicable are as follows:

Value	Description
0	Disabled (Default value).
1	Disabled, prompt at boot to re-enable.
2	Disabled at next boot only, no prompt to re-enable.
4	Enabled, with popups disabled.

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Registry Entry Details:

Registry Entry 1 :

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\]

Key Type :

Local Machine

Value Name :

SFCDisable

Data Type :

DWORD (DWORD Value)

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Value Action :

Modified

Steps ScreenShots:

Apply registry settings according below given steps of screenshots with related changes.

Windows file protection (WFP) is enabled to run during Windows startup.

Windows file protection (WFP) is restricted from running on Windows startup by default.

First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type 'regedit'.

Now, go to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\] , right click on the DWORD value 'SFCDisable' and select 'Modify'.

Finally set the value data as 'User Defained Value' and click 'OK'.