Last updated on May 3rd, 2019
The DISM error 0x800f081f often occurs after running the 'DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth' command on a Windows 10 or Windows 8 based computer, in order to repair the Windows image.
'Error 0x800f081f, The source files could not be found.
Use the 'Source' option to specify the location of the files that are required to restore the feature…'
The 'DISM /RestoreHealth' command is used to repair problems by searching in Windows Updates (or WSUS) to replace the damaged files. If, for any reason, DISM cannot the files required to repair the Windows image, then you must specify an additional location as a repair source of the appropriate files.
In this tutorial you will find detailed instructions to resolve the error DISM Error 0x800f081 on Windows 10 or Windows 8.
How to fix DISM 0x800f081f error in Windows 10/8
In order to solve the 'DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth' error 0x800f081f, you must specify a valid* Windows image file (install.wim) that contains all the files needed from the repair process.
* The install.wim file must be of the same Windows Version, Edition & Language as the installed Windows version.
The install.wim file is contained in any Windows installation Media under the 'sources' folder (sourcesinstall.wim). **
** If you have downloaded Windows 10 ISO, by using the media creation tool, you 'll realize that under the 'sources' folder, instead of the install.wim you find an install.esd file. The install.esd contains several Windows 10 versions, so there is the need to extract a valid Windows 10 Image (according to the installed Windows Version & Edition, in order to use it with DISM, otherwise DISM will display the 'The source files could not be found – 0x800f081f' error. Detailed instructions to do that can be found in Step-2 below.
If you don't own a Windows Installation Media, then follow the instructions in Step-1, to get one. ***
*** Suggestion: Proceed and download a Windows Installation Media, by following the instructions in Step-1, even if you already have one.
Step 1. Download Windows Installation Media in ISO format.
1. From the links below, run the Media Creation Tool according to your Windows version.
2.Accept the License Terms.
3. Choose Create installation media for a another PC and click Next.
4. Press Next at 'Select Language, architecture and edition' screen.
5. Select ISO file and press Next.
6. Choose a download location for the Windows ISO file and click Save.
7. Be patient until the download is completed and then continue to the next step.
Step 2. Extract the install.wim file from the install.esd file.
1. When the download is completed, right click at the Windows ISO fie you downloaded and choose Mount. *
* Note: If you are using Windows 8/8.1, then read this article: How to mount ISO files.
2. From the mounted Windows ISO file, copy the install.esd file from the 'sources' folder (e.g. D:sourcesinstall.esd) to the root folder of drive C: *
* e.g. At this example the drive letter of the mounted Windows ISO file is D:
3. Right click on the Start menu and select Command Prompt (Admin).
4. Type cd to go to the root folder of drive C: 5. Then type the following command and press Enter, in order to find which images are inside the 'install.esd' file:
6. According to your Windows 10 installed version take note of the index number. *
* e.g.: If you have installed the Windows 10 Home edition on your system, then the Index number is '2'.
7. Then give the command below to extract the corresponding to your Windows version 'install.wim' file (Index number): *
* Note: Replace the IndexNumber according to yourWindows 10 installed version.
e.g. For this example (for a Windows 10 Home based computer) we want to extract the install.wim file with Index number=2. So, the command will be:
7. When the process is completed you should find the exported install.wim on the drive C: (C:install.wim).
8. Continue to the next step. Step 3. Run DISM Tool to Repair Windows Image.
Important: Follow the below steps, exactly as mentioned:
1. Right click at Start menu and select Command Prompt (Admin).
2. Type the following command and press Enter:
3. When the operation is completed, give the following command (and press Enter).
4. Finally repair the Windows image by specifying the 'C:install.wim' as the source of the known good files, by giving this command:
5. When the 'RestoreHealth process' is completed, type the following command (and press Enter) to complete the repair process:
5. When the SFC scan is completed, then you 're done!
A manel x font. Additional Help: If you still face the 'The source files could not be found' after following the above instructions, then continue to troubleshoot your problem by reading the instructions in this guide:
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I have been trying to run
sfc /scannow in cmd but have been unsuccessful. Therefore, after some research on the Internet, I turned to the following command:
where
X indicates the drive letter where the Windows .iso is mounted.(I mounted the .iso file using Daemon Tools)
However, I keep getting the following message:
Error: 0x800f081f
The source file could not be found.
I'm not tech savvy, but after skimming over the
dism.log , I found this line that may or may not have something to do with the error.
I really do not wish to reset or refresh Windows because there are just so many programs I will have to reinstall. I would appreciate any help.
On a side note, Windows Update Diagnostic reports that the Windows Update service registration is missing or corrupt, which it failed to fix as well, if this means anything.
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Erro Do Windows Update 0x800f081f Error
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I've fixed this 'Error: 0x800f081f' affecting a PC with Window 10 Pro-32 by running
Only the Windows 10 ISO downloaded from Techbench and mounted in E: with Daemon Tools worked. Other ISO downloaded with Windows 10 media-creation-tool did not work at all, returning the same error 0x800f081f, even when converted from the embedded ESD format to WIM, using NTlite, and mounted using either Daemon Tools or DISM GUI.
Also all other attempts to fix the error from Windows Update Live had not worked before, always returning same error 0x800f081f, i.e. by using:
Update 08/08/2016: As Techbench link above no longer works please give a try to the following link (note that I have not tested yet if it is the same kind of ISO which was formerly available from Techbench. Please report your results):
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Don't use the parameter magicandre1981
/source:WIM:X:SourcesInstall.wim:1 /LimitAccess . Windows 10 has version 10.0.10240.16384 and the corrupted file has version 10.0.10240.16397 . So the file is not part of the Install.wim. Without the /source parameter DISM will download the corrupted files from WindowsUpdate and replace them.
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I've fixed the same problem by running
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /source:WIM:C:UsersUserDownloadsInstall.wim:1 /LimitAccess against an updated Install.wim with the latest Windows 10 Cumulative Update slipstreamed (KB3081452 and KB3095020 at the time of this post). There's no need to repackage an .ISO.
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Basically, I followed the 'Add updates to customized Windows' guide from Microsoft itself:
Those who don't have a copy of the original un-encrypted
Install.wim file may find this and this helpful.
Updated, I did another in-place upgrade on two other household PCs, Windows 8.1 -> Windows 10 x64, using the Media Creation Tool and the 'Keep nothing' option. After installing all updates (including the latest cumulative update KB3093266), both PC failed the
'sfc /scannow' test and the 'dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth' recovery, same error 0x800f081f .
So, I repeated the procedure described above, this time using a Windows 10 ISO from TechBench and slipstreaming the KB3093266 MSU into its
install.wim . Problem fixed.
Updated, the issue re-surfaced after upgrading to Windows 10 Version 10.0.10586.0 (November 2015 Update + latest cumulative update). This time, I simply downloaded the latest ISO from TechBench, mounted it and executed
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /source:WIM:E:SourcesInstall.wim:1 /LimitAccess , then sfc /scannow . Apparently, there's no need to slipstream the latest cumulative update.
Updated, the issue re-surfaced once again on a different PC. This time I coudn't find the ISO (has TechBench gone?), so I had to use the Media Creation Tool, create a USB drive installation, then convert
install.esd into install.wim :
dism /export-image /SourceImageFile:d:sourcesinstall.esd /SourceIndex:1 /DestinationImageFile:c:tempinstall.wim /Compress:fast
Then repair the image using Windows Update as backup (i.e., without
/LimitAccess ):
dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /source:WIM:C:tempinstall.wim:1 .
Then repair the system files:
sfc /scannow .
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I had the same problem, tried with the other solutions in this post but none worked.
This one worked:
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In the end, I simply did an in-replace reinstall of Windows. I did not want to lose all my programs, so I chose not to refresh or reset Windows, and there was no remaining method of repair that would work.
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OK, thanks for all the instructions and hints on this topic.
I did get my DISM problem solved with following steps:
Great! Next I can once again go on chasing my original problem ->Windows 10 Anniversary Upgrade error 0xc1900101 - 0x30018 referring to SYSPREP , let's see what now happens with it ..
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