What is ‘Windows Resource Protection could not perform the requested operation’ error in Windows 10?

In this post, we are going to discuss on “How to fix ‘Windows Resource Protection could not perform the requested operation’ error in Windows 10”. You will be guided with easy automatic and manual methods resolve the issue. Let’s starts the discussion.

‘Windows Resource Protection could not perform the requested operation’ error: It is common Windows problem associated with SFC Tool issue. This issue is occurred usually when you run SFC Scan Tool in your Windows computer. If you are not aware, SFC or System File Checker is Windows built-in tool offers you to scan your Windows System files to see if there is any corruption, damage or inconsistencies.

SFC Scan Tool in Windows 10 is designed to fix system files and typically solve your Windows problems. To run SFC Scan, open ‘Command Prompt as Administrator’ and enter ‘sfc /scannow’ command. However, several users reported that they faced ‘Windows Resource Protection could not perform the requested operation’ error while running SFC Scan Tool using Command Prompt.

This error indicates that Windows can’t perform this operation for some reasons. Sometimes, SFC Scan Tool may fails to work and result in error like ‘Windows Resource Protection could not perform the requested operation’, and ‘Windows resource protection could not start the repair service’ errors appeared in Command Prompt.

The possible reason behind this issue can be issue with hard disk drives, disabled Windows Module Installer, and other reasons. However, it is possible to resolve the issue with our instructions. Let’s go for the solution.

How to fix ‘Windows Resource Protection could not perform the requested operation’ error in Windows 10?

Method 1: Fix ‘Windows Resource Protection could not perform the requested operation’ error with ‘PC Repair Tool’

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Method 2: Run CHKDSK Scan

You can run CHKDSK Scan for your computer’s hard drive in order to fix the issue. It is necessary method because if your hard disk is damaged or corrupted system files on it.

Step 1: Press ‘Windows + X’ keys on keyboard and select ‘Command Prompt as Administrator’

Step 2: Type ‘chkdsk c:/r’ command and hit ‘Enter’ key to execute. Here, replace ‘C’ with the driver where your Windows system files are located.

Step 3: Once executed, restart your computer and check if the issue is resolved.

Method 3: Run SFC Scan in ‘Safe Mode’ in Windows 10

If you are unable to run SFC Scan in normal mode in Windows 10, then you can try to perform this operation in ‘Safe Mode’.

Step 1: Press ‘Windows + R’ keys on keyboard, type ‘msconfig’ in the opened ‘Run’ dialog box and hit ‘Ok’ button to open ‘System Configuration’ window

Step 2: In the opened window, click on ‘Boot’ tab and check ‘Safe Boot’ under boot options

Step 3: Make sure ‘Minimal’ is check marked, and then hit ‘Ok’ and ‘Apply’

Step 4: Once done, restart your computer to enter your Windows 10 computer in Safe Mode

Step 5: Once you are in Safe Mode, run SFC Scan Tool by entering ‘sfc /scannow’ command in ‘Command Prompt as Administrator’

Method 4: Modify Security Descriptors in WInSXS folder

If you are not aware, a lot of Windows system updates and system files are stored in WinSXS folder. So, you can fix this SFC Scan Tool issue by modifying Security Descriptors of folder

Step 1: Press ‘Windows + X’ keys on keyboard and select ‘Command Prompt as Administrator’

Step 2: Type ‘ICACLS C:\Windows\winsxs’ command and hit ‘Enter’ key to execute

Step 3: Once done, reboot your computer to see the changes and check if the error is resolved.

Method 5: Enable Windows Module Installer

This issue can also be occurred if Windows Module Installer is disabled in your Windows computer. You can enable it in order to fix the issue.

Step 1: Press ‘Windows + R’ keys on keyboard, type ‘services.msc’ in the opened ‘Run’ dialog box and hit ‘Ok’ button to open ‘Services’ window

Step 2: Find and right-click on ‘Windows Module Installer’ service, and select ‘Start’ option if not running

Step 3: Once done, try running SFC Scan Tool and check if the error is resolved.

Method 6: Boot Windows 10 in Recovery Mode

If the error is still persist, then you can try to fix the issue by rung SFC command via Windows 10 Recovery Mode.

Step 1: Restart your computer and during initializing of Boot Sequence, press ‘F11’ to enter recovery mode, or use bootable USB drive

Step 2: Once you are in Recovery Mode, open ‘Command Prompt’ and run SFC Scan tool, and check if the error is resolved.

Step 3: Once executed, exit recovery mode and boot your computer in normal mode.

Method 7: Run Windows 10 Automatic Repair

If you are unable to resolve the issue with above methods, then you can try to fix the issue by performing Windows 10 Automatic Repair.

Step 1: Insert Windows 10 bootable Installation media disk into your computer and launch it

Step 2: Select ‘Repair your computer’ option at bottom-left corner of window setup and select ‘Trubleshoot > Advanced Options > Startup Repair’.

Step 3: Wait to finish the process. Once done, restart your computer and check if the issue is resolved.

Conclusion

I am sure this post helped you on How to fix ‘Windows Resource Protection could not perform the requested operation’ error in Windows 10 with several easy methods/steps. You can read & follow our instructions to do so. That’s all. For any suggestions or queries, please write on comment box below.