
You can search for tags to help locate SFC.exe program entries. (The Windows Modules Installer service installs optional features, updates, and service packs.) The Windows Modules Installer service also writes to this log file. The CBS.log file is located in the %windir%\Logs\CBS folder. Each SFC.exe program entry in this file has an tag. The SFC.exe program writes the details of each verification operation and of each repair operation to the CBS.log file.
It repairs non-configurable Windows system files, when it is possible. Also, it verifies that these files match the operating system's definition of which files are expected to be installed on the computer. It verifies that non-configurable Windows system files have not changed. The SFC.exe program performs the following operations: These crashes may be related to missing or damaged operating system files. You can use the SFC.exe program to help you troubleshoot crashes that occur in the user mode part of Windows. This article describes how to analyze the log files that the Microsoft Windows Resource Checker ( SFC.exe) program generates in Windows.Īpplies to: Windows Vista and later versions Original KB number: 928228 Overview Analyze the log file entries that SFC.exe generates in Windows