Windows component store

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The Windows component store is a protected repository within the operating system that maintains copies of essential system files and components used for repairs, updates, and integrity checks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Windows operating system feature
protected system component
system repository
accessedByCommand DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image NERFINISHED
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
sfc /scannow
alsoKnownAs WinSxS folder NERFINISHED
Windows Side-by-Side store NERFINISHED
cleanedUpBy DISM component cleanup options
Scheduled component cleanup task
cleanedUpByCommand DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup NERFINISHED
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup /ResetBase
fileSystemPathType system folder
hasProperty can grow significantly in disk size over time
cannot be safely deleted manually
contains hard links to files used elsewhere in the system
protected by Windows Resource Protection
supports component versioning
supports side-by-side deployment of components
introducedIn Windows Vista NERFINISHED
locatedIn %windir%\WinSxS
monitoredBy Windows servicing stack NERFINISHED
partOf Microsoft Windows operating system NERFINISHED
requires administrative privileges for servicing operations
stores Windows system components
Windows system files
component manifests
component payload files
multiple versions of system components
side-by-side assemblies
supports Windows servicing operations
Windows updates
component-based servicing
feature installation
feature removal
language pack installation
system integrity checks
system repair operations
usedBy DISM.exe NERFINISHED
Deployment Image Servicing and Management NERFINISHED
System File Checker NERFINISHED
Windows Update NERFINISHED
Windows servicing stack NERFINISHED
sfc.exe NERFINISHED
usedFor enabling optional Windows features
repairing corrupted system files
restoring missing system components
rolling back updates
servicing Windows images

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System File Checker restoresFrom Windows component store
Windows Features dialog storesConfigurationIn Windows component store