A user reports the problem on the Microsoft forum: File System errors are usually caused by Disk Related Errors which can be due to bad sectors, disk integrity corruption or anything else related to the storage sector on the disk. Also sometimes corrupted system files cause this error But as the problem started after a recent windows update may be the KB4343909 update bug causing the File system error while opening the .exe files or while running apps with Administrative privileges.
File System Error (-2147219196) in Windows 10
If you are getting different file system errors -2147219196, -2147219194, -805305975, -2147219200, -2147416359, -2145042388 etc on Windows 10 apps such as while opening windows 10 photo, calc, camera, calendar etc. Here are some applicable solutions you may apply to fix the issue.
1 File System Error (-2147219196) in Windows 101.1 Run Check Disk Utility1.2 Run DISM and SFC utility1.3 Reset Windows Store Cache1.4 Run the store app troubleshooter1.5 Uninstall the Photos app with a PowerShell cmdlet
Run Check Disk Utility
As discussed before disk drive error is the main reason behind this “file system error -2147219196” Let’s first run the Chkdsk command with extra parameters /f and /r to force chkdsk to check for errors and repair them.
Click on the Start menu search type cmd.From search results right-click on the command prompt and select run as administrator.Here type command chkdsk C: /f /r and press the enter key.Press “Y” when ask for confirmation to schedule chkdsk run on the next restart.
Note: Here chkdsk command stands for check disk errors. C is the drive letter where the windows are installed. The “/f” parameter tells CHKDSK to fix any errors it finds; “/r” tells it to locate the bad sectors on the drive and recover readable information
Save your current work and restart windows to allow chdsk command to check and fix disk drive errors. Wait until 100% complete the scanning process after that restart windows and on the next login check There is no more file systems error (-2147219196) while opening windows apps.
Run DISM and SFC utility
Also Run the DISM (Deployment Image Servicing and Management) command to repair the system image after that Run System file checker utility to scan and restore missing corrupted system files. This will fix the file system Error (-2147219196) caused due to corrupted system files. To Do this Again open the Command prompt as administrator. First type DISM Command: dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth and enter key to execute the command. Wait until 100% complete the scanning process.
After that Run command Sfc /scannow to scan and restore missing corrupted system files. If found any the SFC utility automatically restores them from a special folder located %WinDir%\System32\dllcache. Wait until 100% complete the scanning process after that restart windows and check on the next login windows apps working properly.
Reset Windows Store Cache
Sometimes corrupted store cache itself also causes problems to open Windows apps. Where users get file systems error (-2147219196) while opening store related apps such as photos app, calculator, etc. Let’s reset the windows store cache which may fix the gitch.
Run the store app troubleshooter
Also Run the windows store app troubleshooter from Settings ( Windows + I), Update & security -> Troubleshoot. Look for Windows Store apps, select and click on Run the troubleshooter to check and fix problems that may prevent windows store apps from working properly.
Uninstall the Photos app with a PowerShell cmdlet
First, open PowerShell with administrator rights.Press Windows+X or right-click on the start button, and then choose the “Windows PowerShell (Admin)” option from the context menu.Run this command to remove the Photos app:
Get-AppxPackage photos | Remove-AppxPackage
Go to the Microsoft Store and search for Microsoft Photos and install the app. If you are getting a problem with multiple apps then perform the command below to re-register all Windows apps. After that restart windows and on the next login open any windows app, check there are no more file system errors.
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