When you use DISM to mount an image using the Mount-Image switch, the following error may occur:
Error: 1243 The specified service does not exist. The DISM log file can be found at C:\Windows\Logs\DISM\dism.log
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How to Find if KB5034441 has been installed on your PC
The WinRE security update KB5034441 fixes a BitLocker vulnerability in WinRE. After resizing the recovery partition, the KB5034441 update installs quickly. You wonder if the KB5034441 update has been installed or not. It may not appear in the Windows Update history on some systems, or the old entries may have been purged.Read more
DISM Error 3017 “System reboot is required”
When you run DISM ScanHealth or RestoreHealth to repair the component store, error 3017 may occur. The entire error message verbatim is given below:Read more
How to Install a Store App package for all users
When you install a Store app package by double-clicking on the package or by running the Add-AppxPackage cmdlet in PowerShell, the package is installed for the current user only.
This article tells you how to install or provision a Store app package for all user accounts that exist on the computer and for future user accounts.Read more
Fix: Wireless Display Optional Feature Fails to Install
Wireless Display is a feature-on-demand (FOD) package that adds the Connect application. This application allows other devices to wirelessly project to this computer and requires Miracast-capable hardware.
When you install the Wireless Display FOD package via Optional Features in Settings, it may not install successfully. Some of the common errors you may encounter are 0x80070490 and 0x800f0950.
[Fix] Windows 11 Home to Pro Upgrade Error 0x80070490
Earlier, we saw how to upgrade Windows 11 Home Edition to Pro Edition. The Home to Pro upgrade can be purchased via the Microsoft Store app. However, some users encounter the error code 0x80070490 when upgrading from Home to Professional.Read more
[Fix] DISM StartComponentCleanup Stops at 20%
When you run a component store cleanup using DISM.exe’s /startcomponentcleanup parameter, the command doesn’t finish correctly. The output shows that the process has stopped at 20%, but the message says, “The operation completed successfully.”Read more
How to Install Windows Sandbox in Windows 10 and 11
This article explains how to uninstall and reinstall Windows Sandbox in Windows 10 and 11.
Windows Sandbox provides a lightweight desktop environment to safely run applications in isolation. Software installed inside the Windows Sandbox environment remains “sandboxed” and runs separately from the host machine.Read more
How to Clean Up the Component Store (WinSxS folder)
The Component Store or the WinSxS folder, located under the Windows folder, is used to support the functions needed to customize and update Windows.
How to Collect Diagnostic Logs in Windows
There are many different types of diagnostic logs in Windows. Each log is to diagnose a specific component. The Windows Update client creates the Windows Update ETL or Windows Update log files, the Component-Based Servicing uses “cbs.log”, and the DISM tool writes to “dism.log”, etc.Read more