Windows 10: Unable run SFC, DISM or upgrade windows 10. Windows/servicing folder missing

Hi,


I am trying to get my instance of windows healthy and am not keen to do a full reinstall.


Trying to run :


C:\WINDOWS\system32>sfc /scannow

Windows Resource Protection could not start the repair service.


so, then I tried:


C:\WINDOWS\system32>Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth


Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool

Version: 10.0.17134.1


Image Version: 10.0.17134.706


Error: 87

The cleanup-image option is unknown.
For more information, refer to the help by running DISM.exe /?.

The DISM log file can be found at C:\WINDOWS\Logs\DISM\dism.log


Looking in the DISM logs, I assume this is why it's failing:


2019-04-20 09:52:07, Info DISM DISM Provider Store: PID=6364 TID=6116 Encountered a servicing provider, performing additional servicing initializations. - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_LoadProvider

2019-04-20 09:52:07, Info CSI 00000001 Shim considered [l:125]'\??\C:\WINDOWS\Servicing\amd64_microsoft-windows-servicingstack_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6000.16386_none_63473ad082bcdac6\wcp.dll' : got STATUS_OBJECT_PATH_NOT_FOUND

2019-04-20 09:52:07, Info CSI 00000002 Shim considered [l:122]'\??\C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-servicingstack_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6000.16386_none_63473ad082bcdac6\wcp.dll' : got STATUS_OBJECT_PATH_NOT_FOUND

2019-04-20 09:52:07, Info CSI 00000003 Shim considered [l:53]'\??\C:\WINDOWS\Servicing\6.0.6000.16386_amd64\wcp.dll' : got STATUS_OBJECT_PATH_NOT_FOUND

2019-04-20 09:52:07, Info CSI 00000004 Shim considered [l:50]'\??\C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\6.0.6000.16386_amd64\wcp.dll' : got STATUS_OBJECT_PATH_NOT_FOUND

2019-04-20 09:52:07, Error CSI 00000005 (F) HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(ERROR_PATH_NOT_FOUND) #1# from SssBindServicingStackParams={cb=00000040, flags=00000000} Cookie=(inner-null), Disp=1[gle=0x80070003]

2019-04-20 09:52:07, Error CSI 00000006@2019/4/19:23:52:07.535 (F) onecore\base\wcp\shim\binder.cpp(661): Error HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(ERROR_PATH_NOT_FOUND) originated in function SssBindServicingStack expression: (pInputParameters->dwFlags & (0x00000020))

[gle=0x80004005]

so, I did some hunting around, and there were suggestions of ensuring the TrustedInstaller service was running:

Mine wasn't, and I get the error:

Windows could not start the TrustedInstaller service on Local Computer.
Error 2: The system cannot find the file specified.

Which let me to the C:\Windows\servicing folder and discovering I didn't even have one!


I tried to do a Windows 10 upgrade (the kind the preserves Data and Apps).

It would get to the point where it said 'Making sure you're ready to install' spend a while there (during which it seemed to be performing DISM commands and failing with the same error as above)

and then just loop back to the start. I tried to 3-4 times, then gave up.


I also tried to do a troubleshoot on windows update, this made to difference.


So... I've kinda run out of ideas.

Any one know how to fix this?



Thanks

:)

 

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