Which *.wim to use with DISM restore health


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I have an old laptop my system 2) running Windows 11 pro. SFC /Scannow found a problem and DISM .....scan health said it was repairable. But when I run restore health it completes but says 'source not found'. I have a USB install disk which includes install.wim and boot.wim.

It was connected to wifi. I thought it would use Windows Update as the source.

If I run DISM /online / cleanup-image /restorehealth with the SOURCE: switch, which wim should I reference?

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Or should I use /offline?
 

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kelper said:
I have an old laptop my system 2) running Windows 11 pro. SFC /Scannow found a problem and DISM .....scan health said it was repairable. But when I run restore health it completes but says 'source not found'. I have a USB install disk which includes install.wim and boot.wim.

It was connected to wifi. I thought it would use Windows Update as the source.

If I run DISM /online / cleanup-image /restorehealth with the SOURCE: switch, which wim should I reference?

View attachment 73798

Or should I use /offline?
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Install.wim
 

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kelper said:
I have an old laptop my system 2) running Windows 11 pro. SFC /Scannow found a problem and DISM .....scan health said it was repairable. But when I run restore health it completes but says 'source not found'. I have a USB install disk which includes install.wim and boot.wim.

It was connected to wifi. I thought it would use Windows Update as the source.

If I run DISM /online / cleanup-image /restorehealth with the SOURCE: switch, which wim should I reference?

View attachment 73798

Or should I use /offline?
Click to expand...
The install.wim contains all of the Windows editions (Home, Pro, etc.)

The boot.wim contains two items: Windows PE and Windows Setup. Note that Windows setup is itself also based upon Windows PE.

If you are ever unsure of the contents of a WIM, run this command:

dism /Get-WimInfo /WimFile:K:\Sources\install.wim

Note that the K:\Sources\install.wim is the full path to the WIM. Enclose it in quotes if there is a space in the path. This holds true for any WIM file in Windows (install.wim, boot.wim, and the winre.wim which is found within the install.wim).

As an example, when I mount a standard retail edition Windows 11 ISO image and I run the above DISM command, this is what I see:

Code: 
C:\>dism /Get-WimInfo /WimFile:K:\Sources\install.wim


Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.22621.1


Details for image : K:\Sources\install.wim


Index : 1
Name : Windows 11 Home
Description : Windows 11 Home
Size : 18,481,178,434 bytes


Index : 2
Name : Windows 11 Home N
Description : Windows 11 Home N
Size : 17,803,960,456 bytes


Index : 3
Name : Windows 11 Home Single Language
Description : Windows 11 Home Single Language
Size : 18,460,505,731 bytes


Index : 4
Name : Windows 11 Education
Description : Windows 11 Education
Size : 18,773,013,560 bytes


Index : 5
Name : Windows 11 Education N
Description : Windows 11 Education N
Size : 18,088,716,671 bytes


Index : 6
Name : Windows 11 Pro
Description : Windows 11 Pro
Size : 18,778,837,924 bytes


Index : 7
Name : Windows 11 Pro N
Description : Windows 11 Pro N
Size : 18,067,622,384 bytes


Index : 8
Name : Windows 11 Pro Education
Description : Windows 11 Pro Education
Size : 18,753,557,946 bytes


Index : 9
Name : Windows 11 Pro Education N
Description : Windows 11 Pro Education N
Size : 18,068,263,807 bytes


Index : 10
Name : Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
Description : Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
Size : 18,744,051,453 bytes


Index : 11
Name : Windows 11 Pro N for Workstations
Description : Windows 11 Pro N for Workstations
Size : 18,068,092,540 bytes


The operation completed successfully.

Let's take this one step further:

In the above output, you can see that Index number 6 is associated with the Professional edition of Windows. If you want to see more detail about that specific edition, run this command:

dism /Get-WimInfo /WimFile:K:\Sources\install.wim /index:6

This is the same command that we ran before but with /index:6 added.

The results look like this:

Code: 
C:\>dism /Get-WimInfo /WimFile:K:\Sources\install.wim /index:6

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.22621.1

Details for image : K:\Sources\install.wim

Index : 6
Name : Windows 11 Pro
Description : Windows 11 Pro
Size : 18,778,837,924 bytes
WIM Bootable : No
Architecture : x64
Hal : <undefined>
Version : 10.0.22621
ServicePack Build : 2428
ServicePack Level : 0
Edition : Professional
Installation : Client
ProductType : WinNT
ProductSuite : Terminal Server
System Root : WINDOWS
Directories : 26811
Files : 113894
Created : 9/1/2023 - 2:51:24 PM
Modified : 10/10/2023 - 2:59:00 PM
Languages :
        en-US (Default)

The operation completed successfully.
 

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Thanks. I am currently running dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth /source:d:\sources\install.wim:6 /limitaccess >miles.txt

I piped the output to a text file so I have a record. Seems to be clearer than the DISM log file!

The laptop is so slow, it will take a couple of hours!
 

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    Acemagic LX15PRO
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 5825U with Radeon Graphics
    Motherboard
    BIOS CT_BI_AMI_LX15PRO_AB8139_A-004
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    16GB
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    SSD 2TB
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    Antivirus
    Webroot
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    OS Windows 11 Pro 26200.8894
    CPU Pentium Silver N6000
    RAM 4GB
    BIOS v1.17
    SSD Samsung 970 EVO Plus SSD 2TB (an upgrade)
I use Dism++, a GUI for Dism that automatically finds/uses the image of your windows installation and gives you all the options available with Dism.
 

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In this video, i will guide you on how to resolve "The source files could not be found" dism error message.

 

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RestoreHealth failed again 'source not found' with error 0x800f081f. I'll try again after disabling Webroot AV.

I'm trying again, but in Safe Mode. Terminal won't run, so I am using Command Prompt (admin)
 
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  • At a glance

    Windows 11 Pro 25H2 26200.8894AMD Ryzen 7 5825U with Radeon Graphics16GB
    OS
    Windows 11 Pro 25H2 26200.8894
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acemagic LX15PRO
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 5825U with Radeon Graphics
    Motherboard
    BIOS CT_BI_AMI_LX15PRO_AB8139_A-004
    Memory
    16GB
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    SSD 2TB
    Internet Speed
    30 Mbps
    Browser
    Brave
    Antivirus
    Webroot SecureAnywhere Complete beta

  • At a glance

    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 22631.2506Atom N450 1.66GHz2GB
    Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 22631.2506
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Mini 210-1090NR PC (bought in late 2009!)
    CPU
    Atom N450 1.66GHz
    Memory
    2GB
    Browser
    Brave
    Antivirus
    Webroot
  • Acer Swift SF114-34 laptop
    OS Windows 11 Pro 26200.8894
    CPU Pentium Silver N6000
    RAM 4GB
    BIOS v1.17
    SSD Samsung 970 EVO Plus SSD 2TB (an upgrade)
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