Have you used this .is to perform a repair install?
How can I ensure the cleanest W11 install?
I’ve been struggling with windows randomly deciding to ruin my computer for some months now. Every time I would get the computer to a properly working state for a few days out of nowhere Windows will decide to make the computer unusable one way or another leading me to have to do a fresh install (as doing things like repair installs sometimes ends up completely bricking the computer).
But one thing I’ve noticed is that my fresh installs are never actually properly clean. Sometimes it’s a challenge just to get to the windows setup screen (random bsod’s where no recovery partition is being created for whatever reason) and when I do get into windows sometimes something like edge or MS Store just doesn’t work, but all the time I can never actually download the cumulative windows update (as it always gives an error message during the install portion). SFC /scannow always shows up with a “found corrupted files but could not repair them” message, and DISM usually comes back with a “sources not found” even when using a local usb
So I am wondering what can I do to ensure a proper windows install from the get go? I have been following the procedure of deleting existing volumes and letting windows create things automatically, but that gives the results explained above. Is it a usb problem? A formatting problem? Setting up the PC problem?
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Anonymous
2024-03-04T18:50:13+00:00 Yes. I had downloaded the iso and immediately ran the exact code you listed
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EmilyS726 268.4K Reputation points Independent Advisor2024-03-04T18:48:26+00:00 So, you've also run this?
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /Source:WIM:c:\install.wim:1 /LimitAccess
When was this .iso created?
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Anonymous
2024-03-04T18:35:34+00:00 In and of itself windows works fine (well at least as far as I can tell, might be some errors with apps here and there)
If I try to run dism, as mentioned in the initial post i get the “source files could not be found” error after 92 ish % even if I try using a local install.wim from a downloaded iso file
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EmilyS726 268.4K Reputation points Independent Advisor2024-03-04T15:07:36+00:00 Is your Windows functioning otherwise?
Can you launch command prompt in admin mode, run these commands, one at a time. Then see what it says with the sfc scan.
dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
sfc /scannow