Causes and Solutions for "File System Error (-2147219196)"

This time, we will introduce the cause and solution for when you try to open an image in a store app, such as "Photos," on Windows 10 or Windows 11 and it displays the message "File system error (-2147219196)" and won't start.

Causes and Solutions

Cause

The "File system error (-2147219196)" message is typically caused by a corrupted system file or a bug in a Microsoft Store app or Windows Update.

This error doesn't just appear when opening images, but can also appear when opening PDF, document, and video files.

Also, for hard disk drives (HDDs) and SSDsBad sectorIf there is, an error may occur.

Solution

1. Repair Microsoft Store apps

Please refer to the following page to repair and reset the app that is causing the error.

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2. Reset all Microsoft Store apps

1.Start buttonRight-click and open Terminal (Admin).

2. Type the following command and press Enter:

Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

The above command will reset the Windows Store app (Microsoft Store app).

When you execute the command, the progress of the extraction process will be displayed as shown below. An error may occur, but please wait.

The process may take a few minutes.

3. Once the process has stopped, close Windows PowerShell and try opening the app.

3. Repair system files and repair Windows images

Please refer to the following page to repair your system files.

Repairing system files in Win10/Win11 with "System File Checker"

Once the system files have been repaired, type the following command and press Enter:

Dism /online /cleanup-image /RestoreHealth

Once you execute the command, the process will begin, so please wait for a while.

Once the process is complete, restart your PC and then try opening the app.

4. Check for HDD and SSD errors

Please refer to the following page and try checking your HDD and SSD for errors.

Check your HDD and SSD for errors regularly in Windows 10/Win11

5. Windows Update

For example, if an error occurs in an app after updating Windows Update, the error may be caused by an update that was installed at that time.

Recently, various errors have been occurring with the Windows 11 update KB5034204.

Win11 KB5034204 "explorer.exe – Application Error"

In this case, uninstalling the update may solve the problem.

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6. System Restore

If the above methods don't work, try performing a system restore to a time before the problem occurred.

How to create, restore, and delete system backups

7.2024/02/03 PC with older hardware (CPU that does not support SSE 4.2 instructions)

Microsoft's Visual C++ team appears to have identified the cause of the "File system error (-2147219196)" error that has been occurring in many environments recently as a regression in the vclibs framework package, which the Photos app and other apps depend on.

This issue affects PCs with older hardware (CPUs that don't support SSE 4.2 instructions).

Microsoft is currently working on a fix and will roll it out to affected environments soon.

* A regression in the vclibs framework package refers to a phenomenon in which an application that previously worked no longer works due to an update to the Microsoft Visual C++ runtime library (a compatibility issue).