Windows 10: DISM can't find source.

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  1. MYSTERYMASTER
    MysteryMaster Win User

    DISM can't find source.


    So i've been having some pretty severe issues with Windows recently.https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/computer-freezing-and-crashing-randomly-updated/c2e680bc-e756-4bba-99b4-b69bc2f063dbIt's SEVERLY hindered my ability to do pretty much anything on it.But after a bit of searching, i thought i had found something that might help.the DISM feature.I thought to myself "Hey, if windows is breaking itself, maybe this thing can poke around and find broken files that are causing these issues!"...yea that didn't work, because i was greeted with this:Shortly after i closed command pr

    :)
     
    MysteryMaster, Apr 30, 2021
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  2. TOPGUNDCP
    topgundcp Win User

    Source to use for DISM on Windows 10


    This is not completely true. The suggestion is to download the Techbench version and use DISM to apply to install.wim directly. However, you can also use the version download from MCT except it will involve an extra step as follows:
    1. Use the latest version of 7-Zip to extract the content of install.esd. For example: to a folder xxx on the desktop
    2. From Admin command prompt:
      Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /Source:%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\xxx\windows /LimitAccess

    See screen shot, the contents of install.wim and install.esd are exactly the same.


    DISM can't find source. [​IMG]
     
    topgundcp, Apr 30, 2021
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  3. POUD
    poud Win User
    Source to use for DISM on Windows 10


    hmm...

    I assumed they were the same all along so I tried simply COPYING the .esd AND the .wim out, and tried to use them but that didn't work either. Now that you mention EXTRACTING it out, that maybe makes more sense.

    I thought the .esd version was encrypted. Does 7-zip take care of that?
     
    poud, Apr 30, 2021
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  4. M0NT3
    m0nt3 Win User

    DISM can't find source.

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

    have you tried specifying the source for DISM? We have had a few computers at work give the unable to find source error on Online DISM
     
    m0nt3, Apr 30, 2021
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