DISM Error: 14098 after Windows update; Windows 11 Pro 23H2

[Koblag]

Hi!
I just updated a Windows 11 23H2 with the 2025-02 update (KB5051989). It seemed to be OK but a couple restarts later it was stuck on an "Applying Windows Updates" screen. I let it run for a very long time but it was stuck on it. So I did a hard shutdown and after logging back in I ran "sfc /scannow". It found some corrupted files but wasn't able to fix it. Then I ran "Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth" and it came up with this: "Error: 14098 The component store has been corrupted.". I ran the advanced disk cleanup, reset the Windows Update cache, uninstalled and reinstalled the updates that allowed that. The error is still there. Can someone help me with this?

 

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