When you run a program, especially an Adobe app, the following error may occur:
[program.exe] - Bad Image C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\pwrshsip.dll is either not designed to run on Windows or it contains an error. Try installing the program again using the original installation media or contact your system administrator or the software vendor for support. Error status 0xc000012f.
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
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
The XPS Viewer Feature on Demand (FOD) component allows you to read, copy, print, sign, and set permissions for XPS documents. This article explains installing the XPS Viewer in Windows 10 and 11. Installing the “XPS Document Writer” via the classic Windows Features dialog (i.e., OptionalFeatures.exe) doesn’t install the XPS Viewer. They’re two different components. How … Read more
The Component Store or the WinSxS folder, located under the Windows folder, is used to support the functions needed to customize and update Windows.
When you use DISM to mount a WIM file, the error code 0xc1510111 appears. The full error message is below:
Error: 0xc1510111 You do not have permissions to mount and modify this image. Verify that you have Read/Write permissions or mount the image using the /ReadOnly option. Note that you cannot commit changes to an image with read-only permissions. The DISM log file can be found at C:\windows\Logs\DISM\dism.log.
Several older programs require .NET Framework 3.5 to run. When you attempt to run a legacy program, it prompts you to install the framework. The prompt reads, “An app on your PC needs the following Windows feature: .NET Framework 3.5.”
When you install .NET Framework 3.5 (NetFx3) on demand, you may get the error 0x80070490. The full error message is below:Read more
When you run a DISM command to scan or repair the component store, the error code 1392 appears, and DISM quits. The full error message is mentioned below. Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool [== 3.8% ] Error: 1392 The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable. The DISM log file can be found at … Read more
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
When you run a DISM.exe command-line in PowerShell, the command may not be recognized. The following error is shown when you do so:Read more