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I ran the DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /Scanhealth command line command on a Windows 10 Pro computer.<br />
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Then I ran the DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /Restorehealth command line command on the same computer.<br />
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This command stalled at 99.3% for over ten minutes and then displayed the message<br />
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&quot;The source files could not be found.<br />
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Use the &quot;Source&quot; option to specify the location of the files that are required to restore the feature. For more information on specifying a source location, see <a href="http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=243077" rel="ugc">http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=243077</a>.<br />
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The DISM log file can be found at C:\WINDOWS\Logs\DISM\dism.<wbr />log&quot; (see the screenshot).<br />
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What can be done to fix this issue so this DISM command will complete correctly?<br />
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I ran the DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /Scanhealth command line command on a Windows 10 Pro computer.

Then I ran the DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /Restorehealth command line command on the same computer.

This command stalled at 99.3% for over ten minutes and then displayed the message

"The source files could not be found.

Use the "Source" option to specify the location of the files that are required to restore the feature. For more information on specifying a source location, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=243077.
 
The DISM log file can be found at C:\WINDOWS\Logs\DISM\dism.log" (see the screenshot).

What can be done to fix this issue so this DISM command will complete correctly?



&quot;The source files could not be found&quot; DISM error

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&quot;The source files could not be found&quot; DISM error

"The source files could not be found" DISM error