How to clean and repair the Windows Component Store
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The C:\Windows\WinSxS (Windows Side by Side) component shop is used :
- By Windows update for installing new components.
- To enable or disable roles or features
- To move the system between different versions of Windows
- System recovery from file corruption (SFC uses component shop)
- Uninstalling problematic updates
- Running programs using side-by-side assemblies
Commands used in the video
# Show the actual size of WinSxS.dism /online /cleanup-image /analyzecomponentstore
# This folder should not be deleted but can be cleaned updism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup
# /ResetBase with the /StartComponentCleanup parameter deletes all obsolete versions of each component in WinSxSp.# Updates can then no longer be uninstalledDism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup /ResetBase
# Repair WinSxS# The /ScanHealth argument is used to analyse the image and check whether it is damagedDism /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth
# The /CheckHealth argument is used to determine whether the image is intact, repairable or non-repairableDism /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth
# Repair WinSxS via the internetDism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
# Repair WinSxS via a WIM fileDism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /Source:wim:D:\sources\install.wim /LimitAccessVideo : How to clean and repair the Windows Component Store
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