Windows 10: Can't boot - error while performing sfc or dism commands

Hi,My computer crashed and since then it has been stuck in an BSOD with an error message of BAD SYSTEM CONFIG INFOAfter that windows tries to repair the problem, but unsuccessfully and it takes me to the recovery environment.I tried reverting windows updates, system restore and system image recoverey, but nothing works.On internet i found that I can use this command: sfc /scannow, but I got an error message. I also tried dism.exe /image:C:\ /cleanup-image /revertpendingactions, but I got error 1009Any help?Thanks

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Can't get SFC and DISM to work anymore on Win10

Ok, can someone help me out because this crap is starting to piss me off. There was once a time when you could simply run SFC and DISM to check Windows files integrity and if there were any problems found with the local files, Windows repaired it automatically. The reason why I want to run this is because I'm getting stupendously huge amount of errors and warnings in Event Viewer, but I don't want to run refresh because it'll mess up tons of apps.

Commands I used:
sfc /scannow
Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

Fast forward few years and we now have glorious Windows 10. Trying to run the same tools, they find errors but stubbornly refuse to fix ANYTHING. What's the god damn point of it then?

Sfc finds issues but can't repair them and DISM constantly bitches how it can't find the source. All this used to work directly in Windows 7, but in Win 10, nothing. This was one of the best features to get OS back in good state and they go and ruin it. Because Microsoft!

I've checked this thread:
https://social.technet.microsoft.co...sfc-failed-to-repair?forum=win10itprohardware

Nothing worked. And they keep mentioning install.wim where my Windows image downloaded from Microsoft itself! only carries install.esd which I can't seem to use with anything.

I've also tried this tool:
https://dismgui.codeplex.com/releases/view/133331

Which again wants .wim file and refuses to work with esd.

 

windows 10 cannot boot from media both USB and DVD, and only has windows boot manager as an option in the BIOS

Hi Joseph,

Based on the details you have provided, kindly elaborate to us what are the troubleshooting steps you have done
so far aside from what you have mentioned? We need to know what are the troubleshooting that you have done so that we can avoid on providing you another troubleshooting steps that you have already performed. And based on the error message, error code, and
the files you have provided, can you access safe mode
and
run the System File Checker (SFC)?
System File Checker (SFC) can
fix and replace damaged or corrupted, and missing registry or system files. If you are able to access
safe mode, you can run these following commands after the
System File Checker (SFC):

Run SFC Scan:  

SFC
will
scan
and
run
an
automatic repair
to any
corrupted system files
that it will detect. We suggest that you perform it twice. To run an
SFC scan, follow these steps:  

• 
  Run
  Command Prompt as Administrator.  
  
• 
  Type
  sfc /scannow
  and hit
  Enter.   
  

Boot Record:

This will fix the corruptions on
boot records or boot
sequence. To run this command, follow these steps:

• 
  Run
  Command Prompt as Administrator.
  
• 
  Type the following command:  
  
  • 
    Bootrec /fixMBR  
    
  • 
    Bootrec /fixBoot
    
  • 
    Bootrec /rebuildBCD  
    

Run DISM Tool:  

DISM
will
restore any Corrupted System Image
that causes the
issues
on your
icons, applications, and other hardware or software devices. To perform
DISM, follow these steps:  

• 
  Run
  Command Prompt as Administrator.  
  
• 
  Type the following command:  
  
  • 
    DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /scanhealth  
    
  • 
    DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth  
    

NOTE:
This might take a while to finish scanning.
Do not cancel.

Let us know how it goes.

Regards.

 

In troubleshooting Windows Update, how do the recommended DISM and SFC commands actually work?

I am trying to understand what the DISM and SFC commands listed in the

Fix Window Update errors guide actually do. I have searched posts online about these two commands but I still have questions about how they work in this situation.

One of the later steps in the guide is "Fix Windows File Corruption". The two commands in that step are:

1. DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth

(explanation:

/online applies to a running operating system

/Cleanup-Image Performs cleanup or recovery operations on the image

/RestoreHealth Scans the image for component store corruption, and then performs repair operations automatically)

Followed by:

2. sfc /scannow

(explanation:

/scannow Scans the integrity of all protected system files and repairs files with problems when possible.)

Is the “image” that DISM is cleaning up a copy/image of the operating system, or is it the actual components/files of the operating system running on the computer?

Is this DISM command actually altering the operations of the computer, or just modifying an image?

Is the image checked/cleaned up by DISM used by the sfc command?

What is the difference between DISM and sfc commands?

Another article about using DISM says: ImportantWhen you run this command, DISM uses Windows Update to provide the files that are required to fix corruptions.
However, if your Windows Update client is already broken, use a running Windows installation as the repair source, or use a Windows side-by-side folder from a network share or from a removable media, such as the Windows DVD, as the source of the files.

If the reason you run DISM is to troubleshoot windows update on your computer and DISM uses Windows Update to fix corruptions, what is the point of using this DISM command in the Fix Windows Update Errors guideline?

A docs.microsoft.com article about DISM best practices says: We do not recommend that you use the Sfc.exe scan options to automatically fix Windows system files.

Is there a risk that having DISM /restorehealth and/or sfc /scannow make changes will further corrupt the system?

Thanks for any replies that help me clear this up.