In this quick and effective tutorial, you'll learn how to fix the error message "You must be an administrator running a console session in order to use the sfc utility" when trying to run SFC Scannow in Command Prompt (CMD) on Windows 11, 10, 8, or 7. br br This step-by-step guide will walk you through the process of running System File Checker (sfc) properly with administrative privileges to repair corrupted system files in your Windows operating system. br br ✅ ▬▬ 🗎 THE COMMAND TEXT ▬▬ br br sfc scannow br br 🧰 Applicable for: br br Windows 11 (All versions) br br Windows 10 (HomePro) br br Windows 8 8.