Windows 10: DISM error 0x800f081f - Source file could not be found

Hi -I've been having issues recently installing Windows updates and I found that my Windows "Sandbox" environment is no longer working. I've recently been messing with my .net installation to get a specific application working I'm pretty sure that's how I got into this mess but have since disabled .net and am still having the issues. I've run the sfc/scannow command which finish with errors and then tried the DISM tool. I was getting the DISM error "The source files could not be found". So I followed instructions to download the windows.iso file, mount the image and point it to the insta

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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

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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

 

DISM 'restorehealth' yield error 0x800f081f source files could not be found

I recently wanted to install the newest update KB5026438 but the Windows Update gave me an error 0x800f0831. Then I run the DISM tool to recover the image.

After running 'scanhealth', 'checkhealth', and 'restorehealth', I get the following error.

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool Version: 10.0.22621.1 Image Version: 10.0.22624.1690 [==========================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 Configure a Windows Repair Source.

I downloaded the Windows 11 22H2 iso file and specify the source for DISM to install.wim. However, it still didn't find the source.

PS C:\Users\me> DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /source:\Sources\Install.wim /LimitAccess Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool Version: 10.0.22621.1 Image Version: 10.0.22624.1690 [==========================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 Configure a Windows Repair Source.