How to fix DISM Error 0x800f0915

Mr. Vikram 5 Reputation points
2026-10-31T20:17:01.7133333+00:00

Today I update my window completely but after when I run "DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth" command in command prompt I see an error showing DISM Error 0x800f0915

First I run sfc /scannow

Then

net stop wuauserv

net stop bits

net stop cryptsvc

Then

ren C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old

ren C:\Windows\System32\catroot2 Catroot2.old

Then

net start wuauserv

net start bits

net start cryptsvc

And I restart my window after that again I run

DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

But again see same error code

My laptop is on latest build version with latest 26H2 update

If anyone know how to solve this problem please tell me

Windows for home | Windows 11 | PC Health Checker

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  1. SD - IA 183.1K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-11-02T03:19:32.6+00:00

    Thank you. I think this might be a false positive, since I have seen some reports:

    https://learn.microsoft.com/pl-pl/answers/questions/6057218/missing-source-files-error-0x800f081f

    I recommend not taking any action, as it might be induced with the update.

    I hope this information helps. If you have any more questions, don't hesitate to reach out. Wishing you good luck!

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  2. Kapil Arya 38,721 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2026-11-01T15:53:21.6166667+00:00

    Try following command, see if it helps:

    DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup
    

    Let us know if this helps!

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  3. SD - IA 183.1K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-10-31T22:46:24.8466667+00:00

    Hi,

    I have not seen any reports similar to your issue, so this is specfic to your machine.

    Does SFC /Scannow come up clean?

    Is there any underlying issue prompting you to run DISM? I won't worry at all until the next update which may fix this anamoly.

    I look forward to hearing from you to get the results of the troubleshooting.

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