sfc_os.dll: download the file and fix the error

32-bit (x86) Système d'exploitation Microsoft® Windows® Scanned by antivirus

sfc_os.dll is a file of the software Système d'exploitation Microsoft® Windows® (“Protection de fichiers Windows”), published by Microsoft Corporation. Version offered here: 5.1.2600.2180, 32-bit.

Programs that need it refuse to start, or show an error, when it is missing or damaged. Two methods can fix the error, below.

Method 1 · quick · about 1 minute

Download only sfc_os.dll

Ideal if only this file is reported missing: you replace a single file, without reinstalling anything.

⇓ Download sfc_os.dll .zip file: the DLL + its instructions · downloaded 2,750 times

Version: 5.1.2600.2180
Architecture: 32-bit (x86)
Size: 142.34 KB
Publisher: Microsoft Corporation

Then:

Extract sfc_os.dll from the zip file and copy it to the folder of the program showing the error (where its .exe file is).
Still getting the error? Copy it to C:\Windows\SysWOW64 (64-bit Windows) or C:\Windows\System32 (32-bit Windows), then restart.

SHA-256: 0f9d0ec795033f85813064681f158aab2fe98a48d37c6afea7875734aa04ca17 · Check on VirusTotal · Product: Système d'exploitation Microsoft® Windows®

Method 2 · complete · depends on the program

Reinstall the program that shows the error

The program normally provides sfc_os.dll itself, in the exact version it expects. Recommended if several files are missing or if the error comes back.

Settings › Apps › Installed apps: uninstall the program or game concerned.
Reinstall it from its original setup program, then restart your computer.

Error messages related to sfc_os.dll

The program can't start because sfc_os.dll is missing.
Error loading sfc_os.dll. The specified module could not be found.
Failed to load sfc_os.dll

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