sfc and dism fails - can't upgrade 8.1 to 10

[jdog]

hi guys.
I am trying to upgrade windows 8.1 to windows 10, and it fails.
running sfc /scannow and dism restore health (many options of dism were tried) fails.
I followed the instructions and ran SFCFix.
the CBS logs were too big so I uploaded them here:
Private file

also, here is the content of SFCFix.txt:

SFCFix version 3.0.2.1 by niemiro.
Start time: 2020-05-02 21:04:38.682
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Update 3 - amd64
Not using a script file.




AutoAnalysis::
CORRUPT: C:\WINDOWS\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-u..lcrt-apifwd-winblue_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.18036_none_b157f27efd203c73\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
CORRUPT: C:\WINDOWS\winsxs\x86_microsoft-windows-u..lcrt-apifwd-winblue_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.18036_none_553956fb44c2cb3d\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
CORRUPT: C:\WINDOWS\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-u..lcrt-apifwd-winblue_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.18036_none_b157f27efd203c73\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
CORRUPT: C:\WINDOWS\winsxs\x86_microsoft-windows-u..lcrt-apifwd-winblue_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.18036_none_553956fb44c2cb3d\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
CORRUPT: C:\WINDOWS\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-u..lcrt-apifwd-winblue_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.18036_none_b157f27efd203c73\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
CORRUPT: C:\WINDOWS\winsxs\x86_microsoft-windows-u..lcrt-apifwd-winblue_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.18036_none_553956fb44c2cb3d\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
CORRUPT: C:\WINDOWS\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-u..lcrt-apifwd-winblue_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.18036_none_b157f27efd203c73\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
CORRUPT: C:\WINDOWS\winsxs\x86_microsoft-windows-u..lcrt-apifwd-winblue_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.18036_none_553956fb44c2cb3d\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
CORRUPT: C:\WINDOWS\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-u..lcrt-apifwd-winblue_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.18036_none_b157f27efd203c73\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
CORRUPT: C:\WINDOWS\winsxs\x86_microsoft-windows-u..lcrt-apifwd-winblue_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.18036_none_553956fb44c2cb3d\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
CORRUPT: C:\WINDOWS\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-u..lcrt-apifwd-winblue_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.18036_none_b157f27efd203c73\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
CORRUPT: C:\WINDOWS\winsxs\x86_microsoft-windows-u..lcrt-apifwd-winblue_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.18036_none_553956fb44c2cb3d\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
CORRUPT: C:\WINDOWS\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-u..lcrt-apifwd-winblue_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.18036_none_b157f27efd203c73\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
CORRUPT: C:\WINDOWS\winsxs\x86_microsoft-windows-u..lcrt-apifwd-winblue_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.18036_none_553956fb44c2cb3d\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
CORRUPT: C:\WINDOWS\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-u..lcrt-apifwd-winblue_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.18036_none_b157f27efd203c73\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
CORRUPT: C:\WINDOWS\winsxs\x86_microsoft-windows-u..lcrt-apifwd-winblue_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.18036_none_553956fb44c2cb3d\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
CORRUPT: C:\WINDOWS\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-u..lcrt-apifwd-winblue_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.18036_none_b157f27efd203c73\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
CORRUPT: C:\WINDOWS\winsxs\x86_microsoft-windows-u..lcrt-apifwd-winblue_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.18036_none_553956fb44c2cb3d\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
CORRUPT: C:\WINDOWS\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-u..lcrt-apifwd-winblue_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.18036_none_b157f27efd203c73\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
CORRUPT: C:\WINDOWS\winsxs\x86_microsoft-windows-u..lcrt-apifwd-winblue_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.18036_none_553956fb44c2cb3d\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
CORRUPT: C:\WINDOWS\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-u..lcrt-apifwd-winblue_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.18036_none_b157f27efd203c73\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
CORRUPT: C:\WINDOWS\winsxs\x86_microsoft-windows-u..lcrt-apifwd-winblue_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.18036_none_553956fb44c2cb3d\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
CORRUPT: C:\WINDOWS\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-u..lcrt-apifwd-winblue_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.18036_none_b157f27efd203c73\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
CORRUPT: C:\WINDOWS\winsxs\x86_microsoft-windows-u..lcrt-apifwd-winblue_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.18036_none_553956fb44c2cb3d\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
CORRUPT: C:\WINDOWS\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-u..lcrt-apifwd-winblue_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.18036_none_b157f27efd203c73\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
CORRUPT: C:\WINDOWS\winsxs\x86_microsoft-windows-u..lcrt-apifwd-winblue_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.18036_none_553956fb44c2cb3d\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
CORRUPT: C:\WINDOWS\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-u..lcrt-apifwd-winblue_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.18036_none_b157f27efd203c73\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
CORRUPT: C:\WINDOWS\winsxs\x86_microsoft-windows-u..lcrt-apifwd-winblue_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.18036_none_553956fb44c2cb3d\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
CORRUPT: C:\WINDOWS\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-u..lcrt-apifwd-winblue_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.18036_none_b157f27efd203c73\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
CORRUPT: C:\WINDOWS\winsxs\x86_microsoft-windows-u..lcrt-apifwd-winblue_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.18036_none_553956fb44c2cb3d\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
CORRUPT: C:\WINDOWS\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-ucrt_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.18036_none_9cb7723fed4cd2c2\ucrtbase.dll
CORRUPT: C:\WINDOWS\winsxs\x86_microsoft-windows-ucrt_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.18036_none_4098d6bc34ef618c\ucrtbase.dll


SUMMARY: Some corruptions could not be fixed automatically. Seek advice from helper or sysnative.com.
CBS & SFC total detected corruption count: 32
CBS & SFC total unimportant corruption count: 0
CBS & SFC total fixed corruption count: 0
SURT total detected corruption count: 0
SURT total unimportant corruption count: 0
SURT total fixed corruption count: 0
AutoAnalysis:: directive completed successfully.




Successfully processed all directives.
SFCFix version 3.0.2.1 by niemiro has completed.
Currently storing 0 datablocks.
Finish time: 2020-05-02 21:55:16.437
----------------------EOF-----------------------



any help with solving this would be greatly appreciated!!

 

[jdog]

updating:
I narrowed down the offending corruption to KB2999226.
I downloaded Windows8.1-KB2999226-x64.msu, extracted the cab using "expand _f:* " and then extrated its content again with "expand _f:* ".
I grabbed a SFCFix.zip from other threads, removed the content of winsxs and planted what I previously extracted.
I dragged SFCFix.zip to SFCFix.exe and it started replacing those offending DLLs.
after finishing, I ran sfc /scannow and it found and repaired corruptions.
a reboot + another scan and now I have no detected corruptions in sfc /scannow.
for some reason, running "Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth" still insists that it fixes something:
"The restore operation completed successfully. The component store corruption was repaired.
The operation completed successfully."

 

[Sysnative Windows Update]

Hi!

That's a generic message from DISM. Please attempt the upgrade again.