Error 0x800f081f when using DISM tool

Hello,

Windows 10 power user here. I've been viewing help topics here for some time and found this forum very useful. However, there is one problem that I can't seem to solve.

Whenever I use the DISM tool to repair Windows 10, I get the error "0x800f081f - The source files could not be found".

I tried the ESD, WIM and ONLINE options using a mounted Windows 10 installation ISO, and pointed to it correctly in the command (I followed Brink's tutorial). However, I get the same error. I don't understand why DISM cannot find it if it is running with administrative privileges, and I can CLEARLY see the file in Explorer. I also tried copying the .esd and .wim file to Desktop. Again, the same error. I also tried turning off all firewalls temporarily but to no avail.

Here is my dism.log file.

Code:

2016-07-22 17:35:17, Info                  DISM   DISM Package Manager: PID=4836 TID=8108  Error in operation: source for package or file not found, ResolveSource() unsuccessful. (CBS HRESULT=0x800f081f) - CCbsConUIHandler::Error
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Error                 DISM   DISM Package Manager: PID=4836 TID=5692 Failed finalizing changes. - CDISMPackageManager::Internal_Finalize(hr:0x800f081f)
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Error                 DISM   DISM Package Manager: PID=4836 TID=5692 The source files could not be found; their location must be specified using the /source option to restore the feature. - GetCbsErrorMsg
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Error                 DISM   DISM Package Manager: PID=4836 TID=5692 Failed processing package changes with session option CbsSessionOptionRepairStoreCorruption - CDISMPackageManager::RestoreHealth(hr:0x800f081f)
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Error                 DISM   DISM Package Manager: PID=4836 TID=5692 The source files could not be found; their location must be specified using the /source option to restore the feature. - GetCbsErrorMsg
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Error                 DISM   DISM Package Manager: PID=4836 TID=5692 Failed to restore the image health. - CPackageManagerCLIHandler::ProcessCmdLine_CleanupImage(hr:0x800f081f)
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Error                 DISM   DISM Package Manager: PID=4836 TID=5692 Failed while processing command cleanup-image. - CPackageManagerCLIHandler::ExecuteCmdLine(hr:0x800f081f)
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Info                  DISM   DISM Package Manager: PID=4836 TID=5692 Further logs for online package and feature related operations can be found at %WINDIR%\logs\CBS\cbs.log - CPackageManagerCLIHandler::ExecuteCmdLine
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Info                  DISM   DISM Provider Store: PID=4836 TID=5692 Found the OSServices.  Waiting to finalize it until all other providers are unloaded. - CDISMProviderStore::Final_OnDisconnect
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Info                  DISM   DISM Provider Store: PID=4836 TID=5692 Found the OSServices.  Waiting to finalize it until all other providers are unloaded. - CDISMProviderStore::Final_OnDisconnect
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Info                  DISM   DISM Provider Store: PID=4836 TID=5692 Found the PE Provider.  Waiting to finalize it until all other providers are unloaded. - CDISMProviderStore::Final_OnDisconnect
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Info                  DISM   DISM Provider Store: PID=4836 TID=5692 Finalizing the servicing provider(DISM Package Manager) - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_DisconnectProvider
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Info                  DISM   DISM Package Manager: PID=4836 TID=5692 Finalizing CBS core. - CDISMPackageManager::Finalize
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Info                  DISM   DISM Provider Store: PID=4836 TID=5692 Disconnecting Provider: DISM Package Manager - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_DisconnectProvider
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Info                  DISM   DISM Provider Store: PID=4836 TID=5692 Finalizing the servicing provider(MsiManager) - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_DisconnectProvider
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Info                  DISM   DISM Provider Store: PID=4836 TID=5692 Disconnecting Provider: MsiManager - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_DisconnectProvider
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Info                  DISM   DISM Provider Store: PID=4836 TID=5692 Finalizing the servicing provider(IntlManager) - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_DisconnectProvider
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Info                  DISM   DISM Provider Store: PID=4836 TID=5692 Disconnecting Provider: IntlManager - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_DisconnectProvider
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Info                  DISM   DISM Provider Store: PID=4836 TID=5692 Finalizing the servicing provider(IBSManager) - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_DisconnectProvider
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Info                  DISM   DISM Provider Store: PID=4836 TID=5692 Disconnecting Provider: IBSManager - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_DisconnectProvider
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Info                  DISM   DISM Provider Store: PID=4836 TID=5692 Finalizing the servicing provider(DriverManager) - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_DisconnectProvider
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Info                  DISM   DISM Provider Store: PID=4836 TID=5692 Disconnecting Provider: DriverManager - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_DisconnectProvider
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Info                  DISM   DISM Provider Store: PID=4836 TID=5692 Finalizing the servicing provider(DISM Unattend Manager) - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_DisconnectProvider
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Info                  DISM   DISM Provider Store: PID=4836 TID=5692 Disconnecting Provider: DISM Unattend Manager - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_DisconnectProvider
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Info                  DISM   DISM Provider Store: PID=4836 TID=5692 Finalizing the servicing provider(SmiManager) - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_DisconnectProvider
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Info                  DISM   DISM Provider Store: PID=4836 TID=5692 Disconnecting Provider: SmiManager - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_DisconnectProvider
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Info                  DISM   DISM Provider Store: PID=4836 TID=5692 Finalizing the servicing provider(AppxManager) - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_DisconnectProvider
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Info                  DISM   DISM Provider Store: PID=4836 TID=5692 Disconnecting Provider: AppxManager - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_DisconnectProvider
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Info                  DISM   DISM Provider Store: PID=4836 TID=5692 Finalizing the servicing provider(ProvManager) - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_DisconnectProvider
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Info                  DISM   DISM Provider Store: PID=4836 TID=5692 Disconnecting Provider: ProvManager - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_DisconnectProvider
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Info                  DISM   DISM Provider Store: PID=4836 TID=5692 Finalizing the servicing provider(AssocManager) - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_DisconnectProvider
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Info                  DISM   DISM Provider Store: PID=4836 TID=5692 Disconnecting Provider: AssocManager - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_DisconnectProvider
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Info                  DISM   DISM Provider Store: PID=4836 TID=5692 Finalizing the servicing provider(GenericManager) - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_DisconnectProvider
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Info                  DISM   DISM Provider Store: PID=4836 TID=5692 Disconnecting Provider: GenericManager - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_DisconnectProvider
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Info                  DISM   DISM Provider Store: PID=4836 TID=5692 Finalizing the servicing provider(OfflineSetupManager) - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_DisconnectProvider
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Info                  DISM   DISM Provider Store: PID=4836 TID=5692 Disconnecting Provider: OfflineSetupManager - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_DisconnectProvider
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Info                  DISM   DISM Provider Store: PID=4836 TID=5692 Finalizing the servicing provider(Edition Manager) - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_DisconnectProvider
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Info                  DISM   DISM Provider Store: PID=4836 TID=5692 Disconnecting Provider: Edition Manager - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_DisconnectProvider
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Info                  DISM   DISM Provider Store: PID=4836 TID=5692 Releasing the local reference to OSServices. - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_DisconnectProvider
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Info                  DISM   DISM Provider Store: PID=4836 TID=5692 Disconnecting Provider: OSServices - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_DisconnectProvider
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Info                  DISM   DISM Provider Store: PID=4836 TID=5692 Releasing the local reference to DISMLogger.  Stop logging. - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_DisconnectProvider
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Info                  DISM   DISM Manager: PID=8096 TID=800 Closing session event handle 0x164 - CDISMManager::CloseImageSession
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Info                  DISM   DISM.EXE: Image session has been closed. Reboot required=no.
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Info                  DISM   DISM.EXE: 
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Info                  DISM   DISM.EXE: <----- Ending Dism.exe session ----->
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Info                  DISM   DISM.EXE: 
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Info                  DISM   DISM Provider Store: PID=8096 TID=800 Found the OSServices.  Waiting to finalize it until all other providers are unloaded. - CDISMProviderStore::Final_OnDisconnect
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Info                  DISM   DISM Provider Store: PID=8096 TID=800 Disconnecting Provider: FolderManager - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_DisconnectProvider
2016-07-22 17:35:17, Info                  DISM   DISM Provider Store: PID=8096 TID=800 Releasing the local reference to DISMLogger.  Stop logging. - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_DisconnectProvider

Any help please?

Thanks in advance.

Anyone?

hTconeM9user said:

Did you do a SFC /Scannow to see if any errors show up as that also repairs or trys to repair it
If not you may find you have to do an inplace upgrade you will find both links in my signature below this post

The thing is, I already ran sfc /scannow, and my Windows 10 was freshly installed just a few days ago. DISM has never worked a single time

Thanks guys. It turns out that DISM doesn't work with the ISO from Media Creation Tool. I (was supposed to) used the one from TechBench and it worked.

100055 said:

Thanks guys. It turns out that DISM doesn't work with the ISO from Media Creation Tool. I (was supposed to) used the one from TechBench and it worked.

Hello. I'm having similar problems, but I cannot seem to find any link for a download from TechBench. I've found links, but they are all broken/404'd now, I figured because most were from last year, and perhaps Microsoft has changed something since Windows 10 is now no longer offering free upgrades (I upgraded from Win 7 just a few days ago).

Can you (or anyone) tell me where to find an ISO that will work with the DISM RestoreHealth method?

If there's any additional information I can provide that would be useful I'm happy to oblige.

Cheers