22H2 update prevents windows from loading

The Opening Posters computer has piracy / crack Windows activation.

dalchina said:

DISM is a complex command with many options...

See a thread such as
Repairing unbootable win10 with DISM offline

This is another reason why having a disk image is really valuable- avoids the risk of not being able to 'fix' a problem and the a lot of the time trying things that are outside your normal experience.

A good learning opportunity I guess...

Another article:
Use DISM Offline to Repair Windows 10 Image (2 Ways)

It has been a good learning opportunity. DISM completed by sadly had no effect. Got SFC to run finally but no errors were found. I'm pretty much stumped at this point.