Tag: Windows Deployment Services

Unable to execute: The application GUID not found in the application list

01/10/202006/09/2023

Unable to execute: The application GUID not found in the application list

The Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) is a free tool for automating Windows and Windows Server operating system deployment, leveraging the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for Windows 10. It is primarily used to deploy images to a large number of physical machines and can be downloaded from this link. When running a deployment, the…

Windows Server

Fix error 0x800f0805, run DISM executable (Failure 5627)

30/09/202011/01/2024

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Fix error 0x800f0805, run DISM executable (Failure 5627)

Windows Deployment Services (WDS) is a server technology from Microsoft for network-based installation of Windows operating systems. While DISM is one of the deployment tools included in the Windows ADK and is used for capturing, servicing, and deploying boot images and operating system images and can both services online and offline image. In this article,…

Windows Server

How to fix DISM Error 87: The package is unknown

21/09/202027/09/2023

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How to fix DISM Error 87: The package is unknown

If you are conversant with WDS, MDT and Windows Image manipulation, you must have come across this error multiple times. There are a lot of DISM error 87 and there isn’t any single solution for all. It makes sense to analyse the specific error promoted and then, have it resolved. In this article, you will…

Windows Server

DISM failed with error 0x800f081f: Source file could not be found

21/09/202022/02/2025

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DISM failed with error 0x800f081f: Source file could not be found

Usually, the DISM failed “0x800f081f” error is caused by incorrectly configured system settings or irregular entries in the Windows registry. But in this case, this error message states that the DISM tool was unable to find the files required to fix the Windows image in their default location. In this article, we shall discuss “DISM…

Windows Server

How to fix the system cannot find the file specified when adding LP, LIP, and FoD packages to Windows Images

20/09/202027/09/2023

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How to fix the system cannot find the file specified when adding LP, LIP, and FoD packages to Windows Images

You may run into “fix the system cannot find the file” issue when adding packages to Windows Image (install.wim) file. I will be discussing the reason for this error and how to resolve. Here are some articles I have written on how to resolve some errors relating to Windows Images. Error 0xc1570103: The license file was…

Windows Server

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

License file was not found in the specified path (Error 0xc1570103)

18/09/202017/10/2024

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In this article, we shall discuss how to fix “License file was not found in the specified path (Error 0xc1570103)”. With Windows 10, version 1803, we started to deliver language translation improvements via Local Experience Packs referred to as LXPs. Please see these related guides: How to fix error 0xc1510114: The wim file needs to be…

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

Error 0x80070002: When trying to mount an image file

14/09/202030/09/2023

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Error 0x80070002: When trying to mount an image file

It might interest you to know that, whenever the error 0x80070002 is prompted. It is one of the common error codes in Windows. This usually means that there are corrupt apps, outdated packages, and updates not superseded with new versions of Windows. This could mean that the needed files are missing despite downloading them from…

Windows Server

Fix Error 0xc1510111: You do not have permission to mount and modify this image

14/09/202001/01/2024

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In this article, you will learn how to fix error 0xc1510111: You do not have permission to mount and modify this image. Windows Permissions help determine which users can access, modify, and delete files and folders in your environment. Every file and folder on your Windows computer has individual permissions settings. Here are some guides…

Windows Server

Error 740: Elevated permissions are required to run DISM

14/09/202027/08/2023

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Error 740: Elevated permissions are required to run DISM

Elevated permission is when a user is granted the right to do more than a standard user. A standard user is someone who has “zero administrative” privileges in any capacity. In this article, we shall discuss how to resolve the “Error 740: Elevated permissions are required to run DISM”. Here are some guides relating to…

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