i am trying to DISM the CUs into a base WIM of 21390.1. This is to test deployment and manual template configuration.

I cannot DISM the CUs. Not any of the three. They all give the same error. I cannot dism them to a mounted WIM, i cannot dism them in WinPE to a offline drive, i cannot dism them in the running OS. The only time the CU successfully installs is using WindowsUpdate.

This is the dism log failure. The install.wim for the build was created from the uup dump site. I am pretty sure that when i tried to build 21390.1010 from UUP dump, it also failed; the installed windows was only 21390.1. i didnt dig into that though.

I did try running component cleanup etc.

Code:
2021-06-15 14:42:27, Info                  CBS    Exec: Staging Package: Microsoft-Windows-msmq-powershell-Opt-WOW64-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.21390.1000, Update: cd0ab1d8d0c0824ced857fab14655c48
2021-06-15 14:42:27, Info                  CBS    Exec: Staging Package: Microsoft-Windows-msmq-powershell-Opt-WOW64-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.21390.1000, Update: cd0ab1d8d0c0824ced857fab14655c48, MarkDeploymentStaged: amd64_microsoft-windows-m..pt-wow64-deployment_31bf3856ad364e35_10.0.21390.1000_none_0f8d1181eafdb251
2021-06-15 14:42:27, Info                  CBS    Exec: Staging Package: Multimedia-MFCore-WCOSHeadless-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.21390.2025, Update: 523464054a7661a08ca221bf063fb89f
2021-06-15 14:42:27, Info                  CBS    Exec: Staging Package: Multimedia-MFCore-WCOSHeadless-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.21390.2025, Update: 523464054a7661a08ca221bf063fb89f, MarkDeploymentStaged: amd64_multimedia-mfcore-w..headless-deployment_31bf3856ad364e35_10.0.21390.2025_none_0e0e489afd511b00
2021-06-15 14:42:27, Info                  CBS    Exec: Staging Package: Multimedia-RestrictedCodecsCore-WCOSHeadless-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.21390.2025, Update: 4d5349d6e64c6bed07b3b9d2466a09fc
2021-06-15 14:42:27, Info                  CBS    Exec: Staging Package: Multimedia-RestrictedCodecsCore-WCOSHeadless-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.21390.2025, Update: 4d5349d6e64c6bed07b3b9d2466a09fc, MarkDeploymentStaged: amd64_multimedia-restrict..headless-deployment_31bf3856ad364e35_10.0.21390.2025_none_48925e1e5b0d2423
2021-06-15 14:42:27, Info                  CBS    Exec: Staging Package: Multimedia-RestrictedCodecsCore-WCOSMinusHeadless-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.21390.1010, Update: ab9e5e2703cb60c1049e5986f0fe04fb
2021-06-15 14:42:27, Info                  CBS    Exec: Staging Package: Multimedia-RestrictedCodecsCore-WCOSMinusHeadless-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.21390.1010, Update: ab9e5e2703cb60c1049e5986f0fe04fb, MarkDeploymentStaged: amd64_multimedia-restrict..headless-deployment_31bf3856ad364e35_10.0.21390.1010_none_916e07a58757a450
2021-06-15 14:42:27, Info                  CBS    Exec: Staging Package: Microsoft-Windows-Holographic-Desktop-Analog-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.21390.2025, Update: 5a35e80213b827824f1c7dbf75396bb7
2021-06-15 14:42:27, Info                  CBS    Exec: Staging Package: Microsoft-Windows-Holographic-Desktop-Analog-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.21390.2025, Update: 5a35e80213b827824f1c7dbf75396bb7, MarkDeploymentStaged: amd64_microsoft-windows-h..p-analog-deployment_31bf3856ad364e35_10.0.21390.2025_none_b0963577b52a66df
2021-06-15 14:42:27, Info                  CBS    Exec: Staging Package: Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-LA57-FoD-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.21390.2025, Update: baa7b79c03328850823a765bbeef3b06
2021-06-15 14:42:27, Info                  CBS    Exec: Staging Package: Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-LA57-FoD-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.21390.2025, Update: baa7b79c03328850823a765bbeef3b06, MarkDeploymentStaged: amd64_microsoft-windows-k..la57-fod-deployment_31bf3856ad364e35_10.0.21390.2025_none_a9eedf1e4fdf16bc
2021-06-15 14:42:36, Error                 CBS    Exec: Failed to pre-stage package: Microsoft-Windows-Notepad-System-FoD-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~wow64~en-US~10.0.21390.1, component identity: amd64_dual_ntprint.inf_31bf3856ad364e35_10.0.21390.1000_none_34af3a0ce73ce1ac, file: ntprint.inf,  sandbox: \\?\D:\Scratch\68E48C94-E76A-414C-A183-A2CBBA58365B\, file format: 0 [HRESULT = 0x800f0988 - PSFX_E_INVALID_DELTA_COMBINATION]
2021-06-15 14:42:36, Info                  CBS    Failed to gather all required files. [HRESULT = 0x800f0988 - PSFX_E_INVALID_DELTA_COMBINATION]
2021-06-15 14:42:36, Info                  CBS    Failed to gather all missing files for package: Package_for_RollupFix~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~21390.2025.1.2 [HRESULT = 0x800f0988 - PSFX_E_INVALID_DELTA_COMBINATION]
2021-06-15 14:42:36, Info                  CSI    00000049@2021/6/15:22:42:36.640 CSI Transaction @0x23e141444b0 destroyed
2021-06-15 14:42:36, Error                 CBS    Failed to pre- stage package: Package_for_RollupFix~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~21390.2025.1.2 [HRESULT = 0x800f0988 - PSFX_E_INVALID_DELTA_COMBINATION]
2021-06-15 14:42:36, Info                  CBS    CommitPackagesState: Started persisting state of packages
2021-06-15 14:42:36, Info                  CBS    CommitPackagesState: Completed persisting state of packages
2021-06-15 14:42:36, Info                  CSI    0000004a@2021/6/15:22:42:36.655 CSI Transaction @0x23e14143f40 destroyed
2021-06-15 14:42:36, Info                  CBS    Perf: Stage chain complete.
2021-06-15 14:42:36, Info                  CBS    Failed to stage execution chain. [HRESULT = 0x800f0988 - PSFX_E_INVALID_DELTA_COMBINATION]
2021-06-15 14:42:36, Error                 CBS    Failed to process single phase execution. [HRESULT = 0x800f0988 - PSFX_E_INVALID_DELTA_COMBINATION]
2021-06-15 14:42:36, Info                  CBS    WER: Generating failure report for package: Package_for_RollupFix~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~21390.2025.1.2, status: 0x800f0988, failure source: Stage, start state: Resolved, target state: Installed, client id: DISM Package Manager Provider
2021-06-15 14:42:36, Info                  CBS    Not able to query DisableWerReporting flag.  Assuming not set... [HRESULT = 0x80070002 - ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND]
2021-06-15 14:42:36, Info                  CBS    Added X:\windows\Logs\DISM\dism.log to WER report.
2021-06-15 14:42:36, Info                  CBS    FinalCommitPackagesState: Started persisting state of packages
2021-06-15 14:42:36, Info                  CBS    Reporting package change for package: Package_for_RollupFix~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~21390.2025.1.2, current: Absent, pending: Default, start: Absent, applicable: Installed, target: Installed, limit: Installed, status: 0x0, failure source: Stage, reboot required: True, client id: DISM Package Manager Provider, initiated offline: True, execution sequence: 57, first merged sequence: 53, reboot reason: REBOOT_NOT_REQUIRED, RM App session: 0, RM App name: N/A, FileName in use: N/A, release type: Security Update, OC operation: False, download source: 0, download time (secs): 4294967295, download status: 0x0 (S_OK), Express download: False, Download Size: 0 Used lower priority: False Priority changes: 0 
2021-06-15 14:42:36, Info                  CBS    Failed to get IVssSnapshotMgmt interface. [HRESULT = 0x80040154 - Unknown Error]
2021-06-15 14:42:36, Info                  CBS    Warning: Failed to get System Restore max diff area. The data won't be available. [HRESULT = 0x80040154 - Unknown Error]
2021-06-15 14:42:36, Info                  CBS    FinalCommitPackagesState: Completed persisting state of packages
2021-06-15 14:42:36, Info                  DISM   DISM Package Manager: PID=1544 TID=1568  Error in operation: (null) (CBS HRESULT=0x800f0988) - CCbsConUIHandler::Error
2021-06-15 14:42:36, Info                  CBS    Exec: Current execution did not succeed but is not a valid auto repair scenario, skip auto repair.
2021-06-15 14:42:36, Info                  CBS    Exec: Processing complete.  Session: 1544_126625, Package: Package_for_RollupFix~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~21390.2025.1.2, Identifier: KB5004123 [HRESULT = 0x800f0988 - PSFX_E_INVALID_DELTA_COMBINATION]
2021-06-15 14:42:36, Info                  CBS    Removing the pending hard reserve adjustment for Client: DISM Package Manager Provider, Session: 1544_126625
2021-06-15 14:42:37, Error                 CBS    Failed to perform operation.  [HRESULT = 0x800f0988 - PSFX_E_INVALID_DELTA_COMBINATION]
2021-06-15 14:42:37, Info                  CBS    Session: 1544_126625 finalized. Reboot required: no [HRESULT = 0x800f0988 - PSFX_E_INVALID_DELTA_COMBINATION]
2021-06-15 14:42:37, Error                 DISM   DISM Package Manager: PID=1544 TID=1568 Failed finalizing changes. - CDISMPackageManager::Internal_Finalize(hr:0x800f0988)
2021-06-15 14:42:37, Error                 DISM   DISM Package Manager: PID=1544 TID=1568 Failed processing package changes - CDISMPackageManager::ProcessChanges(hr:0x800f0988)


Anyone seeing this?

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i believe i know the problem, which is that the FILES for the CU are not included in the CAB. IN the WU folder it downloads them as a seperate payload.

I ran a procmon and the process is expecting the files to be in the Scratch folder for the DISM process. Its failing on the first file, ntprint.inf, but my guess is if i was to "fix" this, i would need every file, not just the one its erroring first on.

i also have a PSF for this patch, but have no idea if that is something that has the files and how to leverage it.