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DISM - Fixing Component Store Corruption in Windows 8
How to Use DISM to Fix Component Store Corruption in Windows 8 and
Windows Server 2012
I nformation
One of the most used tools when fixing corruption for Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 and Windows
Server 2008 R2 was the System Update and Readiness Tool (KB947821), commonly called
CheckSUR. The CheckSUR tool was an excellent way for most people to see what corruption had happened
on their store, and potentially fix that corruption if the tool contained the payload to do so.
In Windows 8/8.1 and Windows Server 2012, this has changed. Its called Inbox Corruption Repair
and it brings the functionality of CheckSUR into Windows rather than requiring a separate download to get
the utility like you do now. This is exposed in two ways, the first is really unseen by the end user and
happens when Windows detects a corrupted state when attempting to install fixes via Windows Update.
When this happens, Windows fix the corruption silently and then re-install the prior packages. The manual
way to use this tool is via DISM (Deployment Imaging and Servicing Management). The way this is exposed
is via the DISM /Cleanup-Image functionality.
If a Windows image (Windows component store) becomes unserviceable, you can use the Deployment
Imaging and Servicing Management (DISM) tool to update the files and correct the problem.
For example:
To use to fix Windows component store corruption when a SFC /SCANNOW command is unable
to repair corrupted system files because the store (source) is corrupted, then run the SFC
command again.
To use to fix Windows component store corruption when the same Windows Updates continue
to appear to be available to install even though they already show successfully installed in
update history.
For more information, see:
Fixing component store corruption in Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 - The Windows
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How to Repair a Windows Image
This tutorial will show you how to do an Inbox Corruption Repair with the DISM /Cleanup-Image tool
to fix component store corruption in Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012.
You must be signed in as an administrator to be able to do an Inbox Corruption Repair with the
Deployment Imaging and Servicing Management (DISM) tool.
Note
The DISM /Cleanup-Image tool saves it's log files in the file locations below. To be able to view these
logs, you would need to copy them from the locations below to your desktop, then open them from your
desktop.
C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log
C:\Windows\Logs\DISM\dism.log
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OPTION ONE
To Run "DISM /Cleanup-Image" tool in an Elevated Command Prompt
1. Open an elevated command prompt.
2. In the elevated command prompt, copy and paste the command below that you want to use.
Note
Available Switch Options:
/CheckHealth - This switch option only checks to see if a component corruption marker is already
present in the registry. It is just a quick way to see if corruption currently exists, and to inform you if
there is corruption. It does not fix anything or create a log. This should be finished almost
instantaneous.
/ScanHealth - This switch option does not fix any corruption. It only checks for component store
corruption and records that corruption to the log file. This is useful for only logging what, if any,
corruption exists. This should take around 5-10 minutes to finish.
/RestoreHealth - (recommended) This switch option checks for component store corruption,
records the corruption to the log file, and FIXES the image corruption using Windows Update. This
should take around 10-15 minutes up to about an hour to finish depending on the level of corruption.
Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth
Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth
Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
3. When finished, it is recommended to restart the PC to configure any updates that may have been
affected by this.
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NOTE: Some scans may take a while to finish and may seem like it's hung at times, but let it sit running
until finished.
OPTION TWO
To Run "DISM /Cleanup-Image" tool in an Elevated PowerShell
1. Open an elevated PowerShell.
2. In the elevated PowerShell, copy and paste the command below that you want to use.
Note
Available Switch Options:
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-CheckHealth - This switch option only checks to see if a component corruption marker is already
present in the registry. It is just a quick way to see if corruption currently exists, and to inform you if
there is corruption. It does not fix anything or create a log. This should be finished almost
instantaneous.
-ScanHealth - This switch option does not fix any corruption. It only checks for component store
corruption and records that corruption to the log file. This is useful for only logging what, if any,
corruption exists. This should take around 5-10 minutes to finish.
-RestoreHealth - (recommended) This switch option checks for component store corruption,
records the corruption to the log file, and FIXES the image corruption using Windows Update. This
should take around 10-15 minutes up to about an hour to finish depending on the level of corruption.
Repair-WindowsImage -Online -CheckHealth
Repair-WindowsImage -Online -ScanHealth
Repair-WindowsImage -Online -RestoreHealth
3. When finished, it is recommended to restart the PC to configure any updates that may have been
affected by this.
NOTE: Some scans may take a while to finish and may seem like it's hung at times, but let it sit running
until finished.
That's it,
Shawn
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05 J ul 2013
Hi,
I tried the sfc scannow and it was stuck at 100%. In MS site they mentioned it was caused due to a update
KB2821895 Windows 8 x64 Update 06.11.2013 problem - Microsoft Community
I tried to execute the restore health command but I get error message saying that the operation has failed
error code 3017
Here is the DISM log. Please help me out
http://www.filedropper.com/newwinzipfile
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Hell Manjunath,
If you haven't already, you could try uninstalling that Windows Update, or doing a system restore using a
restore point dated before this to see if you may be able to run SFC or DISM afterwards.
Hope this may help for now.
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15 Aug 2013
Hello Brink
and really thanks for this forium web and your usefull tut
I scan my windows 8.1 by sfc/scannow and give me this error in 72% procces :
"Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files but was unable to fix someof 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 scan my windows because the windows charms search bar hanging after I run it and force me to restart just
with power key
could you please help me to resolve this problem and fix CBS.log file
thanks
have fun time
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Hello Amirchermahini, and welcome to Eight Forums.
That means that SFC was unable to repair some of the files since the files needed to repair them with in the
component store are also corrupted.
You could run the command below in this tutorial to repair the component store. Afterwards try running the
SFC scan again to see if it's able to repair the corrupted system files it found.
Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
Hope this helps,
Shawn
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04 Sep 2013
I'm stuck. I used to run the Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth command relatively
frequently, and it always worked fine. Now, I'm getting the following error after running it:
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The restore operation failed. Either the repair source was not found or the component store cannot be repaired.
I searched for a solution, and found advice to use the /LimitAccess switch. I never had to use that before,
however, and it didn't help now. I'm doing this on my home PC, not in any sort of enterprise or other managed
environment.
When I run the Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth and Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image
/CheckHealth commands, I get:
The component store is repairable.
The operation completed successfully.
When I run sfc /ScanNow, I get:
Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations.
Can anyone help me get Dism to run as it should?
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Hello crosspatch, and welcome to Eight Forums.
If SFC didn't find any issues, then you should be good to go and don't need to run Dism.
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Thank you. I understand that there is no corruption now, but I want Dism to work if/when I need it to in the
future. And since it always used to run without a problem, this bothers me.
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DISM - Fixing Component Store Corruption in Windows 8
Usually when Dism fails, you'll need to reinstall Windows.
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hi guys
i ve followed the option one got errors ,and then tried the powershell method again error,
please see the attached screencopy
any way to sort this out?
thanks
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