Windows 10: DISM Error: 1812 - Can't run DISM or SFC, Win apps won't open

Hello,

I've run into a problem where my windows apps will not open.
Calc opens with a gray screen just showing the calculator logo...calendar opens to a blue screen only showing the calendar logo, etc.

I can't run SFC /scannow due to error "Windows Resource Protection could not start the repair service"

To fix SFC, I've tried to run DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth
I've also tried: Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /Source:wim:J:\sources\install.wim:1 /limitaccess

this gives me "Error: 1812 An initialization error occurred, for more info review the log"
dism.zip
CBS.zip

I ran a chkdsk /r earlier today, but didn't stick around for the results -- did not resolve the issue
Using an 840 EVO SSD which makes me slightly skeptical for any disk errors, but tried it anyway

Windows 10 64 bit [10.0.10240]


I've researched the this error as much as I can to no avail. All I've found is a Microsoft employee stating to reinstall windows...and that is currently not an option for me.

Thank you for your help

:)

 

Windows Update failing

slight update:

while tinkering around I also noticed in Windows Store I have this "App Connector" which fails to update with error 0x8003f7000.. don't know if this is related.

also in case I have not mentioned this earlier - trying Dism command fails with error 1812 and SFC won't work either.

 

Can't run sfc or dism

A repair install would be best to fix this issue which installs Windows keeping everything of yours.

How to do a Repair Install using a Windows 10 ISO to fix broken windows

http://www.yourwindowsguide.com/2016/06/how-to-...

Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade

 

You can try image - health in my sig below..

Run option 1 and follow through

 

Hi nuclearmage, welcome to Ten Forums.A repair install /in place upgrade may be the fastest way to fix the problem. This is from the tutorial forum. Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade - Windows 10 Forums. This is not a clean install it is like the upgrade process. You can choose to keep your programs and files.

 

I don't have 10 running right now so I don't remember the exact message, but did you run SFC in an Administrative command prompt?

Why are you still on 10240? Have you run any registry cleaners?

Problems have been seen with some apps if there was a problem with the configuration settings... Namely, a few weeks ago the MSN Weather app had the same type of situation. I will have to check your two apps to see if they have the same type of configuration. Until then, if you can uninstall the apps you might try that. They should reinstall normally and if you try this, keep track of what happens on the first time you try to run the app.

 

Kyhi,

Thank you for the quick reply.

I've extracted it to c:\image_health
mounted the ISO, and I also happen to have a USB drive plugged in with a bootable windows 10 ISO installed on it
there is no unblock option for me on image_health
right-click->run as admin->1

error,
Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.10240.16384

error: 1812

An initialization error occurred
for more info, review the log file

log file is the same as provided in original help request. I found your post on someone else's thread and attempted this same fix

Thank you for the idea, JohnC.
I will look into the repair install (in-place upgrade) right now

 

I'm not sure why I'd be on 10240...I've run every update Microsoft has offered me, including manually ran an update check.

I have not run any registry cleaners -- does this appear to be a registry issue?

I will try a reinstall of the apps after I give the previous suggestion of an upgrade install a try

 

you need one 1 source - either mounted ISO or USB media.... Not both....

right-click the .cmd file and unblock

follow last few pages of topic

 

Just before 10586 came out folks were having a problem with Bing Weather and a couple of other apps. You might check the following path and see if you have anything in the LocalState folder. If you find some type of configuration.sqlite, let us know. The AppData folder is a hidden folder, so you could just copy the path and then paste in Explorer. You will need to change YourUser to your actual user folder name.

C:\Users\YourUser\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.WindowsCalculator_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState

If you are not being offered the update to the next release, it might be you have recently upgraded from Windows 8.1 or 7 to 10. If that is not the case, something may be blocking your updates and you may need to work on that.

 

Saltgrass, LocalState is an empty folder, that includes no hidden items in said folder.


kyhi, Great program -- was looking at how it works -- but the sad news is...no change. Hope the screenshot can give you some info

 

Downloaded windows 10, English, x64 from the source you provided.

Burned the image to a USB drive

Using image_health under c:\image_health as administrator

Option 1 -> does not run, error 1812
Option 2 -> does not run, error 1812
Option 3 -> no change from previous screenshot

Did not run further tools from your program.

JohnC,
I downloaded win 10, burned it to a flash drive, attempted to run setup->install->and do the in-place instal...at 38% in I get "Windows 10 installation has failed"
I did notice some fancy new $SysReset, $WINDOWS.~BT, and $Windows.~WS folders if that means anything....Read in a post somewhere about a problem in ~BT causing their installation to fail

cleaned up dism.log

Thanks for the suggestions

 

Dism is reporting it can not determine your OS version..

Error DISM OS Provider: PID=2268 TID=6684 Failed trying to determine the OS Version. HRESULT=0x80070714

the program is finding the install.wim, mounting the install.wim, Dism fails with error restoring health, unmounts install.wim..
so the program is doing what it was designed to do..

Dism can not run the required repair on your OS... So you surely have OS issues.. I would now suggest a clean install...

and in a prior dsim.log - the DVDPlayer App is the issue

Code: 2015-11-12 16:55:52, Error DISM DISM Appx Provider: PID=5672 TID=6304 Failed to open 'C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsDVDPlayer_2019.6.11761.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppxMetadata\AppxBundleManifest.xml'. - CPackageAdapter::CreateForRemove(hr:0x80070003) 2015-11-12 16:55:52, Warning DISM DISM Appx Provider: PID=5672 TID=6304 (hr:0x80070003) Failed to remove lower package version Microsoft.WindowsDVDPlayer_2019.6.11761.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe - CDismRequest::CheckForExistingMainPackageAndRemove 2015-11-12 16:55:52, Error DISM DISM Appx Provider: PID=5672 TID=6304 Failed to remove existing package version for 'Microsoft.WindowsDVDPlayer_2019.6.13291.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe'. - CDismRequest::AddPackage(hr:0x80070003) 2015-11-12 16:55:52, Error DISM DISM Appx Provider: PID=5672 TID=6304 Failed to add main bundle package for provisioning. - CDismRequest::CreateFromPackageSource(hr:0x80070003) 2015-11-12 16:55:52, Error DISM DISM Appx Provider: PID=5672 TID=6304 Failed to initialize package adapter. - CPackageAdapter::CreateFromPath(hr:0x80070003) 2015-11-12 16:55:52, Error DISM DISM Appx Provider: PID=5672 TID=6304 Failed to create adapter for 'C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\InstallDVDAppxPackage\50ea4d02e68f4217869d054e06374b74.appxbundle'. - CDismRequest::AddMainAppxPackage(hr:0x80070003) 2015-11-12 16:55:52, Error DISM DISM Appx Provider: PID=5672 TID=6304 Failed to add package 'C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\InstallDVDAppxPackage\50ea4d02e68f4217869d054e06374b74.appxbundle' to adapter set for processing. - CAppxManager::AddAllUserAppxPackage(hr:0x80070003)[/quote]

 

Any chance that at the very least you think I can get away with a "reset" rather than a clean install?

 

A Reset applied under windows 10 is like doing a clean install

edit
I just booted into windows 10 - you can RESET and keep your files and program..

So worth a try.. Since everything else has failed...

Fingers crossed..