Windows 10: DISM 0x800f081f; source files could not be found

Hi all,


I've been having issues with getting DISM to successfully run the following:


DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth


When I do, it gives me a 0x800f081f; source files could not be found.


Part of my problem is that I'm on image version 10.0.19041.508 Windows 10 Pro for Workstations, this particular build of course isn't available as an installation media/ISO from the Microsoft website.


To my admittedly quite limited knowledge of DISM, the build number and language need to match, thus that's a problem for using /Source.


With that said, I found advice elsewhere on the internet that recommended using https://quickfever.com/windows-10-iso-download/ to build my own ISO from the UUP Unified Update Platform. I ran that, script completed successfully, ISO file generated, attempted to mount that using this:


DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /Source:wim:I:\sources\install.wim:6 /LimitAccess


Keeping in mind that DISM is apparently case sensitive, so made sure that the path was a match. No luck with that either; still can't find the sources files in the source specified. I used :6 as I ran this:


DISM /Get-ImageInfo /imagefile:I:\sources\install.wim


And 6 was down as being Windows 10 Pro for Workstations.


I've tried upgrading to an Insider build via an ISO can't join it via Settings as I get a "Something went wrong; We aren't able to talk to our service right now. Please try again later." error and that fails to install and after it restarts mid-install, Windows undoes the changes made to the computer and I end up back on the current 19041.508 build.


I've tried the usual 'Startup repair', safe mode etc. No luck there either. Whilst I have backups, all of the ones I've tried to recover from all seem to have this problem. Unfortunately, reinstallation isn't really an option as there's so many programs that would need to be reinstalled with lengthy installation times.


If anybody has any further ideas, I'd be very happy to hear about them.

:)

 

Dism error: 0x800f081f

I used Dism "C:\>dism /image:c:\ /cleanup-image /restorehealth /scratchdir:c:\scratch" to repair a Win10 system in a PE environment, and received an error 0x800f081f, stating that "[t]he source files could not be found".

Any suggestions on what to do next?

Thanks in advance!

 

DISM "error 0x800f081f The source files could not be found" still a plague

This is a continuation of the post here:

[RESOLVED] DISM "error 0x800f081f The source files could not be found" even with correct ISO and path

which is not resolved for me.

I have this error and have tried to follow all the suggestions in the post. I first noticed the problem a few weeks ago and my Windows 10 installation had only automatically applied the Creators Update maybe 2 months ago.

Run DISM

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool

Version: 10.0.16299.15

Image Version: 10.0.16299.125

[===========================84.3%================ ]

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 Configure a Windows Repair Source.

The DISM log file can be found at C:\WINDOWS\Logs\DISM\dism.log

Downloaded the ISO and had exactly the same result.

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /Source:wim:E:\Sources\Install.wim:1 /limitaccess

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool

Version: 10.0.16299.15

Image Version: 10.0.16299.125

[===========================84.4%================ ]

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 Configure a Windows Repair Source.

The DISM log file can be found at C:\WINDOWS\Logs\DISM\dism.log

In the dism.log file:

- 1 second after the process starts, this warning:

2018-04-27 09:27:24, Warning DISM DISM OS Provider: PID=4860 TID=7108 Unable to set the DLL search path to the servicing stack folder. C:\Windows may not point to a valid Windows folder. - CDISMOSServiceManager::Final_OnConnect

and

2018-04-27 09:27:28, Warning DISM DISM Package Manager: PID=4860 TID=7108 CBS AddSource failed with HRESULT=0x80070002! - CDISMPackageManager::Internal_Finalize

2018-04-27 09:27:28, Info DISM DISM Package Manager: PID=4860 TID=7108 CBS session options=0x20100! - CDISMPackageManager::Internal_Finalize
then

2018-04-27 09:41:02, Info DISM DISM Package Manager: PID=4860 TID=5772 Error in operation: source for package or file not found, ResolveSource() unsuccessful. (CBS HRESULT=0x800f081f) - CCbsConUIHandler::Error

2018-04-27 09:41:02, Error DISM DISM Package Manager: PID=4860 TID=7108 Failed finalizing changes. - CDISMPackageManager::Internal_Finalize(hr:0x800f081f)

2018-04-27 09:41:02, Error DISM DISM Package Manager: PID=4860 TID=7108 The source files could not be found; their location must be specified using the /source option to restore the feature. - GetCbsErrorMsg

2018-04-27 09:41:02, Error DISM DISM Package Manager: PID=4860 TID=7108 Failed processing package changes with session option CbsSessionOptionRepairStoreCorruption - CDISMPackageManager::RestoreHealth(hr:0x800f081f)

2018-04-27 09:41:02, Error DISM DISM Package Manager: PID=4860 TID=7108 The source files could not be found; their location must be specified using the /source option to restore the feature. - GetCbsErrorMsg

2018-04-27 09:41:02, Error DISM DISM Package Manager: PID=4860 TID=7108 Failed to restore the image health. - CPackageManagerCLIHandler:rocessCmdLine_CleanupImage(hr:0x800f081f)

2018-04-27 09:41:02, Error DISM DISM Package Manager: PID=4860 TID=7108 Failed while processing command cleanup-image. - CPackageManagerCLIHandler::ExecuteCmdLine(hr:0x800f081f)

2018-04-27 09:41:02, Info DISM DISM Package Manager: PID=4860 TID=7108 Further logs for online package and feature related operations can be found at %WINDIR%\logs\CBS\cbs.log - CPackageManagerCLIHandler::ExecuteCmdLine

I wasn't able to locate "Tech Bench ISO " to try that.

The history of this PC was:

- 2H 2015

- Clean install of windows 7 Pro from original HP media

- Apply all updates

- Free windows 10 Upgrade

- All windows updates applied in the interim, including "Anniversary Update"

- 1Q 2018 Creators Update applied automatically.

Can someone help provide this blockage to the Windows Update process?

Thanks

Steve

 

Error: 0x800f081f source files needed to restore feature after DISM check

Hello,

See if this fix helps you:

[FIX] DISM Error 0x800f081f, The Source Files Could Not Be Found

Hope this helps, Good luck!