Deployment Imaging and Servicing Management (DISM) tool is used to check the status of an online or offline Windows image and fix a Windows image that has become corrupt or needs any other kinds of repairs. You can perform Various DISM commands to Check, Scan or restore windows images like
dism /online /cleanup-image /scanhealth (to scan the system image health)
dism /online /cleanup-image /checkhealth (To Check the system image health)
dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth (To fix and resotre corrupt system image)
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /source:WIM:X:\Sources\Install.wim:1 /LimitAccess (offline restore corrupt system image)
The /RestoreHealth part of this command primarily instructs DISM to repair the Windows image online. Also opens the gate for the user to specify additional repair source locations which DISM can search for the files required to repair the online Windows image. But sometimes, While running This Tool user reports the repair fails with error code 0x800f081f The source files could not be found. (Note: “Source” option to specify the location of the files that are required to restore the feature…)
Fix Error 0x800f081f The source files could not be found
This Error 0x800f081f The source files could not be found message basically states that DISM was unable to find the files required to fix the online Windows image in their default location. You can apply Bellow solutions to get rid of this error start with basic troubleshooting first try to clean up the system image components by the following below.
Clean up System Image Components
First, open the command prompt as administrator. Now On Command prompt Type Command bellow to clean up system image components.
Dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup
Hit Enter key to execute the command and wait until 100% complete the scanning process. After doing it, You will get a successful message. Now, You can run your normal DISM commands like /RestoreHealth. I hope You won’t face the source files could not be found problem again. if still getting the error fallow next solution.
Get Source from Windows Image
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, This will result Error 0x800f081f The source files could not be found.
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.
Note 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 (sources\install.wim).
For this, you need windows media. If already have the windows installation media continue to the next step. If you don’t own a Windows Installation Media, then you need to download the Windows ISO using media creation Tool by following bellow.
Download Windows Installation Media in ISO format
First From the links given below, Download and run the Media Creation Tool according to your Windows version.
Download Windows 10 Media Creation Tool
After download run the setup.exe on the first screen accept the License Terms. Next Choose Create installation media for another PC and click Next. Now at the “Select Language, architecture, and edition” screen. Click next then Select the ISO file as shown below image and press Next.
Choose a download location for the Windows ISO file and click Save. wait until complete the download process.
Mount ISO file
Once the Windows 10 ISO has been downloaded, you need to mount it on your computer in order to have your computer extract it and then be able to access it. To mount an ISO file in Windows, Right-click on the ISO file and select Mount.
Now, Go to This PC and see the driver latter where the ISO file has been mounted. Suppose, The driver later is D.
So, I will use D:\sources as an alternate source. Anyway, You also can run the following command to get rid of all problems.
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /source:WIM:F:\Sources\Install.wim:1 /LimitAccess
Note: The ISO Mount Drive Letter may different for you.
Run The command
Now To apply this command Open the Start Menu, type cmd, right-click and Run as Administrator.
In the elevated command prompt, type the following command, one by one and hit enter key to execute the command.
- DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup
- DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /AnalyzeComponentStore
After that type bellow command to Error 0x800f081f The source files could not be found, Note: replacing D with the directory where the Windows 10 ISO file you downloaded earlier is mounted:
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /source:WIM:D:\Sources\Install.wim:1 /LimitAccess
Wait for the command to be executed, and DISM should be successful at repairing your Windows image this time. When the restoreHealth process is complete, on the same command prompt run the sfc utility to fix and repair corrupted system files. To Run sfc utility type command, sfc /scannow and hit enter key to execute the command. After 100% complete the scanning process Restart windows.
These are some best solutions to fix Error 0x800f081f The source files could not be found on windows 10 computer. I hope, apply these things will help to fix the source files could not be found the problem. Still Have any queries, suggestions Feel free to comment below. Also read from our blog : Fix windows 10 net framework 3.5 Installation Error 0x800F081F and 0x800F0906
