If you’re facing the error “The source files could not be found” after running the DISM command “DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth” then you’re at the right place as today we are going to discuss how to fix the issue. The error indicates that the DISM tool cannot find the source files to repair a Windows image.
Now there are various reasons why Windows cannot find the source file such as the DISM tool is unable to find the files online in Windows update or WSUS or the most common issue is that you have specified a wrong Windows Image (install.wim) file as the repair source etc. So without wasting any time let’s see how to Fix DISM Source Files Could not be Found Error with the helo of the below-listed troubleshooting guide.
Fix DISM Source Files ùn pudia esse trovu Errore
Assicuratevi di creà un puntu di restaurazione, solu in casu chì qualcosa va male.
Metudu 1: Run DISM Cleanup Command
1. Open Command Prompt. L'utilizatore pò fà stu passu cerchendu 'cmd' è preme Esse Enter.
2. Scrivite u cumandimu seguitu in cmd è cliccate Enter:
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup
sfc / scannow
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /AnalyzeComponentStore
sfc / scannow
3. Once the above commands are finished processing, type DISM command into cmd and hit Enter:
Dism / Online / Cleanup-Image / RestoreHealth
4. See if you can Fix DISM Source Files ùn pudia esse trovu Errore, se micca allora cuntinuà cù u prossimu metudu.
Metudu 2: Specificate a Fonte DISM Corretta
Most of the time the DISM command fails because the DISM tool looks online to find the required files to repair the Windows image, so instead of that, you need to specify a local source to Fix DISM Source Files Could not be Found Error.
First, you need to download Windows 10 ISO using Media Creation tool and then extract the install.wim from install.esd file using the command prompt. To follow this method, go here, then follow all the steps to accomplish this task. After that, do the following:
1. Open Command Prompt. L'utilizatore pò fà stu passu cerchendu 'cmd' è preme Esse Enter.
2. Scrivite u cumandimu seguitu in cmd è cliccate Enter dopu à ognunu:
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /Source:WIM:C:install.wim:1 /LimitAccess
nota: Replace the “C:” drive letter according to the file location.
3. Wait for the DISM tool to repair the Windows image component store.
4. Avà u tipu sfc / scannow in cmd window and hit Enter to run System File Checker to complete the process.
5. Reboot u vostru PC à salvà cambiamenti è vede s'ellu vi sò capaci à Fix DISM Source Files Could not be Found Error.
Method 3: Specify an Alternative Repair Source by using Registry
nota: If you’re using Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise edition, follow the next method to specify an Alternative Repair Source.
1. Press Windows Key + R poi type regedit è cliccate Enter per apre l'Editor di u Registru.
2. Navigate à a seguente chjave di registru:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPolicies
3. Cliccate cù u buttone drittu Policies poi sceglie Novu> chjave. Name this new key as Mantenimentu e hit Enter.
4. Cliccate cù u buttone drittu Servicing key è selezziunate New > Expandable String Value.
5. Name this new String as LocalSourcePath, then double-click to change it’s value to “wim:C:install.wim:1” in the Value data field and click OK.
6. Again right-click on Servicing key and then select Novu> Valore DWORD (32-bit).
7. Name this new key as UseWindowsUpdate then double-click and change it’s value to 2 in u campu di dati di valore è cliccate OK.
8. Close Registry Editor and reboot your PC to save changes.
9. Once the system boots up again run the DISM command and see if you’re able to Fix DISM Source Files Could not be Found Error.
10. If you’re successful, then undo the changes done in the registry.
Method 4: Specify an Alternative Repair Source by using Gpedit.msc
1. Press key Windows + R poi type gpedit.msc è cliccate Enter per apre l'Editor di Politiche di Gruppu.
2. Navigate to the following path in gpedit:
Cunfigurazione urdinatore> Modelli amministrativi> Sistema
3. Make sure to select System them in the right window pane double-click on “Specifique i paràmetri per a ricustruzzione di cumpunenti di cumpunenti optique".
4. Avà selezziunate Habilita, then under “Alternate source file path” type:
wim:C:install.wim:1
5. Just directly below it, checkmark “Never attempt to download payload from Windows Update".
6. Clicca Apply, seguita da OK.
7. Chiudu tuttu è reboot u vostru PC à salvà cambiamenti.
8. After the PC restarts, again run the “DISM / Online / Cleanup-Image / RestoreHealth»Cumanda.
Metudu 5: Riparazione Installa Windows 10
Stu metudu hè l'ultimu risorsu perchè s'ellu ùn viaghja nunda, allora, stu metudu serà sicuramente riparà tutti i prublemi cù u vostru PC. Riparazione Installa utilizendu un aghjurnamentu in situ per riparà prublemi cù u sistema senza sguassà i dati di l'utilizatori prisenti nantu à u sistema. Allora seguite stu articulu per vede Cumu riparà Installa Windows 10 Facilmente.
After running the repair install of Windows 10, run the following commands in cmd:
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth sfc /scannow
nota: Make sure to open Command Prompt with Admin rights.
Method 6: Fix the underlying cause of DISM error
nota: Make sure to backup your Registry before performing any mention below steps.
1. Navigate to the following directory:
C:WindowsLogCBS
2. Doppiu cliccà nant'à the CBS file per apre a.
3. From notepad, menu click on Edit > Find.
4. Type Checking System Update Readiness under “Find what” and click Find Next.
5. Under Checking System Update Readiness line, find the corrupt package because of which the DISM is unable to repair your Windows.
esempiu: In my case the corrupt package is "Microsoft-Windows-TestRoot-and-FlightSigning Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.15063.0"
6. Now press Windows Key + R then type regedit e hit Enter.
7. Navigate à a seguente chjave di registru:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionComponent Based Servicing
8. Assicuratevi di sceglie Component-Based Servicing poi appughjà Ctrl + F to open find dialogue box.
9. Copy & paste the corrupt package name in the Find field and click Find Next.
10. You will find the corrupt package in a few locations but before doing anything, back these registry keys.
11. Right-click on each of these registry keys and then select Esporta.
12. Now right-click on the registry keys then select Permessi.
13. Select amministratori under Group or user names and then checkmark “Full Control” and click Apply followed by OK.
14. Infine, delete all the registry keys you found at the various location.
15. Search your C: drive for the test root files and if found, move them to another location.
16. Close everything and reboot your PC.
17. Eseguite u "DISM / Online / Cleanup-Image / RestoreHealth” command again.
ricumandatu:
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