Check the state of the OS and proceed accordingly.

Rich,

The new code, like the old, cannot be used in a path that has a special character in it such as &

Denis

Simply tell the user to download the script onto the desktop.
As long as the path contains &, it does not work even if you select "Run as Administrator" on the right-click menu.

Changed the instructions to say Desktop or Downloads.

Hello @RickC,

RickC said:

Paul - I don't see a reply to the request in this post. Are you still looking for a dism.log created after running Dism.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth ?

No thanks, but I appreciate the reply.

Matthew Wai said:

& cannot be used because it is an operator reserved for future use and thus not allowed.

Code:

Windows PowerShell
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Try the new cross-platform PowerShell https://aka.ms/pscore6

PS C:\Windows\system32> PowerShell start "E:\A & B\Run as admin.cmd" -verb RunAs
At line:1 char:12
+ start E:\A & B\Run as admin.cmd -verb RunAs
+            ~
The ampersand (&) character is not allowed. The & operator is reserved for future use; wrap an ampersand in double
quotation marks ("&") to pass it as part of a string.
    + CategoryInfo          : ParserError: (:) [], ParentContainsErrorRecordException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : AmpersandNotAllowed

PS C:\Windows\system32>

I know

Head, wall, beat

Ztruker said:

Head, wall, beat

This too shall pass...............