Windows 10: SOLVED Dism.exe error 1243 The specified service does not exist

I cannot mount a WinPE image in order to update and deploy it. What can I do to fix it?I've installed the Windows ADK and the WinPE add-on. When following the instructions found here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/winpe-create-usb-bootable-drive?view=windows-10 , at step 4 when executing this command: Dism /Mount-Image /ImageFile:"en-us\winpe.wim" /index:1 /MountDir:"C:\WinPE_amd64\mount" , I get the following error:Error: 1243The specified service does not exist.The DISM log file can be found at C:\Windows\Logs\DISM\dism.logThe source file exists,

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Getting "The specified account already exists" error message.

Hi Greg,

Please try the method mentioned in this blog post → SOLVED: THE SPECIFIED ACCOUNT ALREADY EXISTS Error with MSI or EXE.

 

A device which does not exist was specified

I ran into this error - A device which does not exist was specified - while trying to access an SSD from Windows console (running a directory listing). I believe the sequence of events leading up to it was the SSD wasunplugged and replugged in after which I reran the listing from a console window already open on the drive.

The solution seemed to be to navigate to a different drive and back again (in console) and then the listing ran fine without throwing the error.

Problem solved (for me at least). But I wanted to ask this question so that others could discover a possible solution. I found only one other reference to this error (*) and the thread had been closed.

Thanks very much.

* correction: there are many references to this error - I only found a single result because I mistyped a plural: A devices which does not exist was specified

 

"Specified service does not exist as an installed service"

I am unable to run Command Prompt as an administrator. It tells me "Specified service does not exist as an installed service."