Windows 10: DISM offline source

Discus and support DISM offline source in Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance to solve the problem; Hi, I have one Win 10 system that's in perfect health, passes sfc & dism with flying colors. I have another Win 10 system, same build as the good one,... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance' started by dbdan22, May 7, 2021.

  1. DBDAN22
    dbdan22 Win User

    DISM offline source


    Hi, I have one Win 10 system that's in perfect health, passes sfc & dism with flying colors. I have another Win 10 system, same build as the good one, that has... issues. I'd like to prepare an offline source for DISM from the good system for repairing the bad one. By offline, I mean no windows update and no network. Just take the files I need from the good system, plunk them onto a flash drive, and repair the bad system, pointing to the flash drive with dism /source, completely offline. - What files do I need from the good system to prepare the source? - What is the DISM syntax, and what is the easiest method: WIM, ESD or something else? I already have a bootable Win 10 flash drive made with Rufus from the Microsoft ISO, same build. Can I use that? But wouldn't the bad system be at a higher patch level than the flash drive because it was exposed to Windows Update? is there a way to update the flash drive to current patch level? Or does it make a difference? Thanks in advance.

    :)
     
    dbdan22, May 7, 2021
    #1
  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 offline source [​IMG]
     
    topgundcp, May 7, 2021
    #2
  3. IT BILLMOLLER
    IT BillMoller Win User
    DISM sources after Creators Update

    Dism /online will always fail to "RestoreHealth" (even after today's 15063.250 point release), because the registry lists a file which does not exist in the Windows 10 sources...

    "(p) CBS MUM Corrupt Microsoft-Windows-TestRoot-and-FlightSigning-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.15063.0"

    Dism (offline) works, it seems, because it's not scanning the incorrect "online" registry.
     
    IT BillMoller, May 7, 2021
    #3
  4. POUD
    poud Win User

    DISM offline source

    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, May 7, 2021
    #4
Thema:

DISM offline source

Loading...

  1. DISM offline source - Similar Threads - DISM offline source

  2. DISM missing source files

    in Windows 10 Software and Apps
    DISM missing source files: I used DISM restore health but it gave me back a reply that im missing source files Can I know how to fix this issue? https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/dism-missing-source-files/5307ab16-cbe5-4729-8ff3-f1704caff00a

  3. DISM can't find source.

    in Windows 10 Network and Sharing
    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...

  4. DISM Source Not specified?

    in Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging
    DISM Source Not specified?: Whenever i do sfc scan it says "Windows Resource Protection could not perform the requested operation". Then whenever i do dism health check it says to specify a source. I tried that also with both .esd and .wim file by specifuing it but still it is saying to specify the...

  5. DISM offline fix failing - no source

    in Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance
    DISM offline fix failing - no source: A client dropped off a machine to be repaired. It was loaded with Windows 10 home, and the initial build was 1809 (I am unsure if the user has done any of the feature upgrades). The machine will not boot into normal mode or into safe mode. I can get it to troubleshooting and...

  6. DISM Offline mode - Install Feature package/source/Image - Server 2016

    in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade
    DISM Offline mode - Install Feature package/source/Image - Server 2016: Disclaimer: Win10 sucks. My question: Where do I get DISM packages to install server 2016 features offline? I need the Source/Package/Image for a specific feature in Server 2016. I can't figure out where to obtain this data. Seems to me it might be the Server 2016 ISO? I...

  7. DISM Source Not located

    in Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance
    DISM Source Not located: I ran SFC check and found corrupt files that were not fixed so I ran dism and when doing the restorehealth I get errors that source cannot be located. I have tried ISO disc in dvd drive, mounting the ISO image but still get no source; I need some help, thanks. 72131

  8. Dism source files not found

    in Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance
    Dism source files not found: I have several problems on my pc and want fix win10 without reinstalling all apps. When I run: Code: DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Scanhealth[/quote] I get Error 87. With: Code: DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /CheckHealth[/quote] I get a message, that it can be...

  9. DISM locating and downloading sources.

    in Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance
    DISM locating and downloading sources.: So, my pc crashed three times the past couple days (CRITICAL PROCESS DIED and UNEXPECTED STORE EXCEPTION), i asked a buddy of mine and he told me to do a sfc /scanow and DISM to fix this problem. Sfc/scanow didn't detect anything wrong and DISM...

  10. DISM Source Not Found

    in Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance
    DISM Source Not Found: Been Having problem with my video drivers lately, virtual dj, and such, ran sfc/scannow no intergrity violations found, then tried to run Dism and it said "sources not found" that part not sure how to work around it. Windows 10 Pro x64bit 1703 15063.250 Finally got drives...