I am new to command line and batch scripting, and I recently bought a book to start learning it. I am running commands on cmd and they generally work, but there is one that has me stumped: systeminfo.
My machine currently uses Windows 10. I run cmd with administrator rights and I write:
C:\Windows\System32\systeminfoThe answer is this:
ERROR: not foundI tried running this command:
C:\Windows\System32\sfc /SCANNOWas I read that some corrupted .dlls may cause some commands not to work properly, but I wasn't able to locate a line saying there was an error, in the log file the Scan program produced. Also nothing changed.
I tried to use my laptop network ip, but it gives me the same error. The following command actually (almost) works:
C:\Windows\System32\systeminfo /s windowsand it prompts me to insert a password. I tried inserting my LOCAL ADMIN password, and on another try, my WINDOWS ACCOUNT password/pin This results in the following error:
ERROR: incorrect user name or passwordWhich is impossible, because I changed both passwords to make sure this command worked. I am at a loss, can someone help me understand?
1 Answer
My machine currently uses Windows 10. I run cmd with administrator rights and I write:
C:\Windows\System32\systeminfo
The answer is this:
ERROR: not found
systeminfo works fine here (Windows 10 Pro). It should work on Windows 10 Home as well.
(A) Start with DISM and SFC:
Open cmd.exe with Run as Administrator and run in order:
dism.exe /online /cleanup-image /startcomponentcleanup
dism.exe /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
SFC /SCANNOW
Let finish, close everything and restart, then test.
(B) Windows 10 Repair Install:
If the initial repair commands above do not work, then the next step is a Windows 10 Repair Install. Begin with the option to Keep Everything.
2Go to the Media Creation Link:
Windows 10 is running, so click on the Download button (not Upgrade Button) and select Run.
This will launch the Repair and proceed normally.
Start with the option to Keep Everything.
