Tag: install.wim

How To Get Install.WIM From Windows 10 Installation File

23/08/202330/09/2025

This guide offers detailed instructions on how to extract a specific Windows Edition from the install.wim file, thereby facilitating system repair operations. The install.wim file, known as the Windows Image File, is a crucial component of any Windows installation media. This compressed file comprises numerous files along with associated file system metadata. Please, see how…

Windows

Unable to access the image: Make sure that the image path and the Windows directory for the image exist and you have Read permissions on the folder

20/04/202219/08/2023

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Unable to access the image: Make sure that the image path and the Windows directory for the image exist and you have Read permissions on the folder

You may see “Unable to access the image ” when reading or writing via DISM. DISM is a utility for advanced users to clean, slim, backup, update, or recover their Windows operating system. Unable to access the image? Explore DISM.exe, a Windows image servicing and PE preparation command-line tool. For a similar issue, see how to…

Windows, Windows Server

View Microsoft Defender Antivirus Update Details on Windows Image

19/10/202106/07/2025

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Microsoft Defender Antivirus is a major component of the next-generation protection of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. This protection brings together machine learning, big-data analysis, in-depth threat resistance research, and the Microsoft cloud infrastructure to protect devices in your organization. In this article, you will learn how to View Microsoft Defender Antivirus Update Details on Windows…

Windows

Action cannot be complete because the computer is open in Wimserv

20/09/202004/04/2024

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Action cannot be complete because the computer is open in Wimserv

Sometimes you may need to delete a windows image (install.wim ) file and be prompted with the following error message as shown below. In this article, we shall discuss how to fix “Action cannot be complete because the computer is open in Wimserv”. Please see Error code 15601: How to resolve DISM unspecified error when removing preinstalled…

Windows Server

Install Wim: How to Add Packages to Windows image Using the DISM Tool

19/09/202028/09/2023

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Install Wim: How to Add Packages to Windows image Using the DISM Tool

Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM.exe) is a command-line tool that helps to update offline Windows Images. There are two ways to install or remove packages offline with DISM. You can either apply an unattended answer file to the offline image, or you can add or remove the package directly from the command prompt using…

Windows Server

Determine Apps UWP and remove pre-provisioned Appx in Windows

19/09/202019/11/2025

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In this article, we shall discuss how to determine Apps UWP and remove pre-provisioned Appx in Windows. Windows 10 comes with pre-installed apps that are not limited to Maps, People, Xbox, Photos, and music, etc. Please, see “Error 0xc1420127: The specified image in the specified wim is already mounted for read and write access, and Error…

Windows Server

Add languages to Windows images using DISM and PowerShell

18/09/202029/09/2023

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Add languages to Windows images using DISM and PowerShell

Since Microsoft has decided to replace language packs (LPs) in .cab format with Local Experience Packs (LXPs) format. In the future, Microsoft is going to support LXPs only. There will no longer be any LPs.cab files for LIP. This will remove the overhead of needing language Packs (LP) as a prerequisite for installing Language Interface…

Windows Server

The wim file needs to be remounted: Fix error 0xc1510114

18/09/202030/09/2023

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The wim file needs to be remounted: Fix error 0xc1510114

A WIM file is saved in a file-based imaging format and this was first introduced in Windows Vista. A WIM file enables you to deploy a single disk image to numerous devices. WIM files help in managing files such as drivers, updates, Language Packs (LPs), Local Experience packs (LXPs) and other components without booting the…

Windows Server

Fix Error 0xc1420127: The specified image in the specified wim is already mounted for read and write access

14/09/202001/10/2025

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Fix Error 0xc1420127: The specified image in the specified wim is already mounted for read and write access

In this article, we shall discuss how to Fix Error 0xc1420127: The specified image in the specified wim is already mounted for read and write access. Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) mounts a Windows image (.wim) file or virtual hard disk (.vhd or .vhdx) for servicing. Please see how to fix “The wim file…

Windows Server

Differences between Capture image, Discover image, Install and Boot images

24/05/202008/09/2024

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In this article, we shall discuss the differences between Capture image, Discover image, Install and Boot images. Windows Deployment Services (WDS) role is to efficiently install Windows on multiple computers automatically. This involves installing Windows on a device called the reference computer. Then copying the contents of the hard disk drive of that Windows installation…

Windows Server