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I have a Windows 10 machine that does not boot into Windows, not even Safe Mode, after a reboot following a Windows Update and which none of the standard Windows repair options, or SFC /SCANNOW, are able to fix, hence I am falling back to DISM.

I have a USB stick containing a Windows 10 Pro ISO for 19043.985 amd64 (which is what DISM reports the image as being), created via uupdump.net:

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...within which there is a WIM install file, but DISM is never able to find replacements for any of the corrupt entries when executed from the Win PE command console:

X:\Sources>dism /Image:c:\ /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /LimitAccess /Source:e:\sources /Scratchdir:c:\temp

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.19041.1


Image Version: 10.0.19043.985


[==========================100.0%==========================]
Error: 0x800f081f


The source files could not be found.
Use the "Source" option to specify the location of the files that are required to restore the feature. For more information on specifying a source location, see https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=243077.

I have read How to execute DISM from Windows 10 PE on Win 10 system with Windows Update / Microsoft as source only? and Windows 10 DISM cannot find files, even with ISO mounted but have been unable to find any clues.

The whole DISM log file can be found here; it seems that it is at least loading the source from USB:

2024-02-18 09:44:02, Info                  CBS    Exec: Addsource called, Session: 672_2522140, Client: DISM Package Manager Provider, from GPO: No, Path: e:\sources
2024-02-18 09:44:02, Info                  DISM   DISM Package Manager: PID=672 TID=948 CBS session options=0x20000! - CDISMPackageManager::Internal_Finalize
2024-02-18 09:44:02, Info                  CBS    Client specifies manual store corruption detect or repair.

What might I be doing wrong?

Rob
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Since DISM offline did not fix the problem (DISM is not the best repair tool for your issue here - Windows OS highly damaged), you need to try the Windows 10 Startup Repair.

First get the manufacturer's Hardware Diagnostic App and test for hardware errors.

If there are no apparent hardware errors, try doing the Windows !0 Startup Repair.

Startup Repair

Start the system to the installation media for the installed version of Windows. For more information, see Create installation media for Windows.

On the Install Windows screen, select Next > Repair your computer.

On the Choose an option screen, select Troubleshoot.

On the Advanced options screen, select Startup Repair.

After Startup Repair, select Shutdown, then turn on your PC to see if Windows can boot properly.

If Startup Repair fails, then back up your system (drive in carrier) and do a fresh install of Windows.