In Command Prompt, type dism.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth. You need to be connected to the Internet to use DISM. DISM checks the corrupted files then downloads and replaces the files using Windows Update. If System File Checker finds corrupted files but cannot replace them, use the Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) tool. If the file checker did not find any corrupted files or found corrupted files but could not replace them, go to the next step. If the file checker found and replaced any corrupted files, restart the computer and check the performance. When scanning is complete, the results are displayed on the screen. Press Enter and wait while System File Checker scans for corrupted files. Make sure to include the space between sfc and the /. In the search results, right-click Command Prompt and select Run as administrator. Open a Command Prompt (CMD) in ELEVATED MODE (run as administrator) and navigate to %WINDIR%\System32 and re-register the required DLL files using the following command:įor /F %s in ('dir /b *.dll') do regsvr32 /s %s This error may be caused by corrupt files Sometimes you try to open "Microsoft Management Console (MMC)" and you receive "An attempt was made to reference a token that does not exist" error. Have you tried checking with a different keyboard?Īs you mentioned after updating your PC you have issues opening applications and you are getting an error- An attempt was made to reference a token that does not exist.
#AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO REFERENCE A TOKEN SOFTWARE#
I understand after updating your PC you have issues opening applications and you are getting an error- An attempt was made to reference a token that does not exist.ĭid you make any hardware or software changes on your PC? Hey there! Thanks for stopping by the HP Support Forums!