{"id":30783,"date":"2022-12-11T13:29:21","date_gmt":"2022-12-11T07:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=30783"},"modified":"2022-12-11T13:29:21","modified_gmt":"2022-12-11T07:59:21","slug":"dism-exe-not-recognized-cmdlet-ps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/dism-exe-not-recognized-cmdlet-ps\/","title":{"rendered":"[Error] Dism.exe is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet"},"content":{"rendered":"

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:<\/p>\n

dism.exe : The term 'dism.exe' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.\r\nAt line:1 char:1\r\n+ dism.exe\r\n+ ~~~~~~~~~\r\n+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (dism.exe:String) [], CommandNotFoundException\r\n+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException<\/pre>\n
When you open a Command Prompt and run DISM, you get this error:<\/p>\n
'dism.exe' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.<\/pre>\n
However, the command may work correctly if you mention the full path to Dism.exe<\/code> – i.e., C:\\Windows\\System32\\Dism.exe<\/code><\/p>\n
Cause<\/h2>\n
The above error occurs if Windows\\System32<\/code> is not included in the system PATH variable<\/a>.\u00a0On the affected computer(s), the “Edit environment variable<\/a>” dialog may show that the System32<\/code> folder is not included in PATH.<\/p>\n
\"dism.exe<\/p>\n
RELATED:<\/strong> How to Recover PATH Variable After Deleting it Accidentally<\/a><\/div>\n
Resolution<\/h2>\n
To resolve the “dism.exe is not recognized” error, add System32<\/code> to the %PATH%<\/code> variable.<\/p>\n
    \n
  1. Launch the System Properties dialog. To do so, right-click Start, and click Run. Type \u201csysdm.cpl<\/code>\u201d and click OK.<\/li>\n
  2. Select the \u201cAdvanced\u201d tab, and click \u201cEnvironment Variables..\u201d<\/li>\n
  3. Under \u201cSystem variables,\u201d double-click \u201cPath.\u201d<\/li>\n
  4. In the \u201cEdit environment variable\u201d dialog, add each of the directories listed below:
    \n\"path<\/li>\n
  5. After adding %SystemRoot%<\/strong> and %SystemRoot%\\System32<\/strong>, move them to the top of the list, as shown above.<\/li>\n
  6. Click OK, OK, OK to close the dialog boxes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    That should resolve the issue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
    When you run a DISM.exe command-line in PowerShell, the command may not be recognized. 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