Windows 10: Windows 11: DISM Error 0x800f081f - Source Files Could Not Be Found During Offline Repair

I'm facing an issue on a Windows 11 machine that cannot connect to the internet due to cybersecurity restrictions. Here's what I've tried so far:SFC Command: I ran the sfc /scannow command, and the result was: "Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files but was unable to fix some of them." The log file details are available at: C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log.DISM Command: Following that, I tried to restore the system image using the DISM commandISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealthHowever, I received the following error: Error: 0x800f081f - The source files could not be found.To repair

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DISM (Error 0x800f081f) and SFC (Failed to Repair)


Hi Brink,

Your tutorial regarding this error (see title) is wonderfully written and I give you two thumbs up, but so far no joy for me. I have tried everything in your tutorial from running all the steps suggested as much in an elevated Command Prompt as in PowerShell to no avail. I have attached the "sfcdetails.text" file for you to check out and see if you can come up with any valid suggestions with regard to my case.

I am a little bit hesitant to refresh Windows 10 since I have lots of applications and it will be mind-boggling to reinstall all of them. Below you have either a screenshot or a copy/paste of all the steps I have tried so far:

A-DISM CLEANUP-IMAGE TOOL IN POWERSHELL


Windows PowerShell
Copyright (C) 2015 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Repair-WindowsImage -Online -CheckHealth
Path :
Online : False
ImageHealthState : Repairable
RestartNeeded : False

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Repair-WindowsImage -Online -ScanHealth
Path :
Online : False
ImageHealthState : Repairable
RestartNeeded : False


PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Repair-WindowsImage -Online -RestoreHealth
Repair-WindowsImage : The restore operation failed. Either the repair source was not found or the component store
cannot be repaired.
At line:1 char:1
+ Repair-WindowsImage -Online -RestoreHealth
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: ) [Repair-WindowsImage], COMException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.Dism.Commands.RepairWindowsImageCommand


PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /Source:wim:E:\sources\install.wim:1 /limitaccess

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.10240.16384
Image Version: 10.0.10240.16384
[==========================100.0%==========================]
Error: 0x800f081f
The source files could not be found.
Use the "Source" option to specify the location of the files that are required to restore the feature. For more informat
ion on specifying a source location, see Configure a Windows Repair Source.
The DISM log file can be found at C:\WINDOWS\Logs\DISM\dism.log
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>

B-REPAIRING WINDOWS 10 IMAGE USING DISM:

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.10240]
(c) 2015 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\WINDOWS\system32>Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth
Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.10240.16384
Image Version: 10.0.10240.16384
The component store is repairable.
The operation completed successfully.


C:\WINDOWS\system32> Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth
Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.10240.16384
Image Version: 10.0.10240.16384
[==========================100.0%==========================]
The component store is repairable.
The operation completed successfully.


C:\WINDOWS\system32>Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.10240.16384
Image Version: 10.0.10240.16384
[==========================100.0%==========================]
Error: 0x800f081f
The source files could not be found.
Use the "Source" option to specify the location of the files that are required t
o restore the feature. For more information on specifying a source location, see
Configure a Windows Repair Source.
The DISM log file can be found at C:\WINDOWS\Logs\DISM\dism.log


C:\WINDOWS\system32>Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /Source:wim:E:\so
urces\install.wim:1 /limitaccess
Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.10240.16384
Image Version: 10.0.10240.16384
[==========================100.0%==========================]
Error: 0x800f081f
The source files could not be found.
Use the "Source" option to specify the location of the files that are required t
o restore the feature. For more information on specifying a source location, see
Configure a Windows Repair Source.
The DISM log file can be found at C:\WINDOWS\Logs\DISM\dism.log


C:\WINDOWS\system32>





I am really hoping that you can have a look at my case. Thanks.

 

Dism error: 0x800f081f

I used Dism "C:\>dism /image:c:\ /cleanup-image /restorehealth /scratchdir:c:\scratch" to repair a Win10 system in a PE environment, and received an error 0x800f081f, stating that "[t]he source files could not be found".

Any suggestions on what to do next?

Thanks in advance!

 

DISM /restorehealth error 0x800f081f




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I have a user who has a Lenovo notebook recently upgraded to Windows 10 Pro.
He complained that it is very sluggish and Internet Explorer is extremely sluggish since the upgrade to Windows 10. I ran SFC /scannow with this result:
Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files but was unable to fix some
of them. Details are included in the CBS.Log windir\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. For
example C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. Note that logging is currently not
supported in offline servicing scenarios.
I ran Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /Source:esd:E:\x64\Sources\Install.esd:1 /limitaccess pointed to a USB drive with a fresh download of Windows 10 on it. I get this result:
Error: 0x800f081f
The source files could not be found.
Use the "Source" option to specify the location of the files that are required to restore the feature. For more information on specifying a source location, see Configure a Windows Repair Source.
The DISM log file can be found at C:\WINDOWS\Logs\DISM\dism.log
Here are the errors from the log file:
2015-11-25 09:45:57, Error DISM DISM Package Manager: PID=4792 TID=3828 Failed finalizing changes. - CDISMPackageManager::Internal_Finalize(hr:0x800f081f)
2015-11-25 09:45:57, Error DISM DISM Package Manager: PID=4792 TID=3828 The source files could not be found; their location must be specified using the /source option to restore the feature. - GetCbsErrorMsg
2015-11-25 09:45:57, Error DISM DISM Package Manager: PID=4792 TID=3828 Failed processing package changes with session option CbsSessionOptionRepairStoreCorruption - CDISMPackageManager::RestoreHealth(hr:0x800f081f)
2015-11-25 09:45:57, Error DISM DISM Package Manager: PID=4792 TID=3828 The source files could not be found; their location must be specified using the /source option to restore the feature. - GetCbsErrorMsg
2015-11-25 09:45:57, Error DISM DISM Package Manager: PID=4792 TID=3828 Failed to restore the image health. - CPackageManagerCLIHandler:rocessCmdLine_CleanupImage(hr:0x800f081f)
2015-11-25 09:45:57, Error DISM DISM Package Manager: PID=4792 TID=3828 Failed while processing command cleanup-image. - CPackageManagerCLIHandler::ExecuteCmdLine(hr:0x800f081f)