So recently I tried using a program that seems to use .NET Framework 3.5 and it kept crashing, so I tried disabling .NET Framework 3.5 in Windows features and tried to reinstall it to see if the issue could be fixed. It turn out windows can't do that, I get error 0x800705AA.
I search for a solution and as expected, I am told that it could be corrupt files. I decide to try sfc and dskchk commands in command prompt to see if I can repair any corrupt files, but when I try sfc/scannow, I get prompted with "Windows Resource Protection could not perform the requested operation."
So I tried dskchk and after many failed attempts I used a recovery flash drive and ran the same command. It found no errors.
I tried DSIM, absolutely no success both in the OS and in the recovery flash drive. I tried updating Windows 10 with the flash drive as well, it fails at 55% every time. I tried updating through the settings app, I get an error 0x800705AA at every download. I tried everything I mentioned before in safe mode as well (which was a hurdle in and of itself because in my boot options tab on msconfig, there isnt a single OS to select).
After hours of digging, I found that the CBS log has the logs for when I try to run sfc in command prompt. I checked it and I got this:
Code:
2021-02-23 16:35:46, Info CBS Failed to load the COMPONENTS hive from 'C:\Windows\System32\config\COMPONENTS' into registry key 'HKLM\COMPONENTS'. [HRESULT = 0x800705aa - ERROR_NO_SYSTEM_RESOURCES]
2021-02-23 16:35:46, Info CBS Failed to load component store [HRESULT = 0x800705aa - ERROR_NO_SYSTEM_RESOURCES]
2021-02-23 16:35:46, Info CSI 00000003 GetSystemStore called without loading components hive
2021-02-23 16:35:46, Error CSI 00000004@2021/2/23:21:35:46.398 (F) onecore\base\wcp\componentstore\com\store.cpp(5971): Error HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND) originated in function CreateOrGetIStore expression: (null)
[gle=0x80004005]
2021-02-23 16:35:46, Info CBS Could not get active session for current session file logging [HRESULT = 0x80004003 - E_POINTER]
2021-02-23 16:35:46, Info CBS Could not get file name for current session file logging [HRESULT = 0x80004003 - E_POINTER]
So it seems that COMPONENTS is the issue. I google this issue and it lead me to this forum. I found that COMPONENTS was not in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, but when I tried to add it, I get "Error while loading hive"
This is where I am stuck now. I made an account here to plead for help because I genuinely have no clue how to fix this issue and I refuse to perform a clean install because I have programs that put files and folders I have no clue its in so I cant simply copy and paste the files back.
