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  1. JACOB COV
    Jacob Cov Win User

    I cannot use any Dism related command, cannot use sfc scannnow, cannot update pc, and i...


    this has been a problem i've been tying to solve since late 2022/early 2023 and its only getting worse with time.

    :)
     
    Jacob Cov, May 24, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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  2. TRY3
    Try3 Win User

    What is the correct order of DISM and sfc commands to fix problems?

    Steve,

    I answered you in the tutorial thread
    Well, yes & no - TenForums

    All the best,
    Denis
     
    Try3, May 24, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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  3. TOONEY(2)
    tooney(2) Win User
    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.
     
    tooney(2), May 24, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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  4. REJZOR
    RejZoR Win User

    I cannot use any Dism related command, cannot use sfc scannnow, cannot update pc, and i...

    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.
     
    RejZoR, May 24, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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