Windows Server 2012 R2 Fails Updates, SFC, SFCFix and DISM

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Starting at the end of last month, after a large number of Windows updates, our server began failing subsequent updates. We are running a WSUS on Server 2016. This particular server stopped reporting to the WSUS server but would still appear to have a few .NET updates to install. Upon trying to install them, Windows would report it could not install the updates whether as a group or individually.

Upon searching the internet, I came across many posts suggesting SFC /scannow and DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth. Both of these scan failed.

SFC would only report that it could not repair the corrupted files.

DISM would report that it could not download the source files. I ran the DISM tool again pointing it to a install.wim file but got the same results. I copied the WinSXS folder from another server that is running the same OS and ran DISM again, this time pointing it to the copied folder as a source. Same results.

I removed this server from the GPO for WSUS and forced a GPO update.

I re-ran Windows Update allowing it to check online for updates. It found 86 new updates. I proceeded to attempt to install them and it failed all of them.

Came across this site and figured I would give it a try. After renaming the old log files, I ran SFC /scannow again which failed again. I then ran SFCFix. It has been running for over 2 hours and appears to be stuck at this screen:
SFCFix.PNG

I have uploaded my CBS folder here: Sign in to your account

Let me know if you need any other info.
 
Retrieve Components Hive
 1. Navigate to C:\Windows\System32\Config and locate the COMPONENTS file.
2. Please copy this file to your desktop.
Note: If you receive an error that this file is in-use, simply reboot your computer and try again.
3. Right-click on this file on your desktop and select Send To...Compressed (zipped) folder. This will create a file named COMPONENTS.ZIP on your desktop.
4. The file will likely be too large to upload here so please upload to a file sharing service and just provide the link here.
 
SFCFix Script

Warning: this fix is specific to the user in this thread. No one else should follow these instructions as it may cause more harm than good. If you are after assistance, please start a thread of your own.


  1. Download SFCFix.exe (by niemiro) and save this to your Desktop.
  2. Download the attached file, SFCFixScript.txt, and save this to your Desktop. Ensure that this file is named SFCFixScript.txt - do not rename it.
  3. Save any open documents and close all open windows.
  4. On your Desktop, you should see two files: SFCFix.exe and SFCFixScript.txt.
  5. Drag the file SFCFixScript.txt onto the file SFCFix.exe and release it.
  6. SFCFix will now process the script.
  7. Upon completion, a log should be created on your Desktop: SFCFix.txt.
  8. Copy (Ctrl+C) and Paste (Ctrl+V) the contents of this into your next post for me to analyse please - put [CODE][/CODE] tags around the log to break up the text.
 

Attachments

Code: 
SFCFix version 3.0.0.0 by niemiro.Start time: 2018-10-24 08:25:48.163
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Update 3 - amd64
Using .txt script file at C:\Users\zz_kawhite\Desktop\SFCFixScript.txt [0]








Trace::
Successfully traced component amd64_netfx-sos_dll_b03f5f7f11d50a3a_6.3.9600.21077_none_d080d7dfc4108c79.
    Package_2_for_KB4457045~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.0.4457045-10_neutral_LDR4
Trace:: directive completed successfully.








Successfully processed all directives.
SFCFix version 3.0.0.0 by niemiro has completed.
Currently storing 0 datablocks.
Finish time: 2018-10-24 08:25:51.949
Script hash: e4JQ6ho3D/YH6BEihuJxfDqG2WlV5HUrEv/4CI+0+GI=
----------------------EOF-----------------------
 
SFCFix Script

Warning: this fix is specific to the user in this thread. No one else should follow these instructions as it may cause more harm than good. If you are after assistance, please start a thread of your own.



  1. Download SFCFix.exe (by niemiro) and save this to your Desktop.
  2. Download the file below, SFCFix.zip, and save this to your Desktop. Ensure that this file is named SFCFix.zip - do not rename it.
  3. Save any open documents and close all open windows.
  4. On your Desktop, you should see two files: SFCFix.exe and SFCFix.zip.
  5. Drag the file SFCFix.zip onto the file SFCFix.exe and release it.
  6. SFCFix will now process the script.
  7. Upon completion, a file should be created on your Desktop: SFCFix.txt.
  8. Copy (Ctrl+C) and Paste (Ctrl+V) the contents of this file into your next post for me to analyse please - put tags around the log to break up the text.





SFC Scan



  1. Click on the Start button and in the search box, type Command Prompt
  2. When you see Command Prompt on the list, right-click on it and select Run as administrator
  3. When command prompt opens, copy and paste the following commands into it, press enter after each

    sfc /scannow

    Wait for this to finish before you continue

    copy %windir%\logs\cbs\cbs.log %userprofile%\Desktop\cbs.txt
  4. This will create a file, cbs.txt on your Desktop. Please attach this to your next post.
 

Attachments

Code: 
SFCFix version 3.0.0.0 by niemiro.
Start time: 2018-10-24 13:17:22.989
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Update 3 - amd64
Using .zip script file at C:\Users\zz_kawhite\Desktop\SFCFix.zip [0]








PowerCopy::
Successfully took permissions for file or folder C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_netfx-sos_dll_b03f5f7f11d50a3a_6.3.9600.21077_none_d080d7dfc4108c79\SOS.dll


Successfully copied file C:\Users\zz_kawhite\AppData\Local\niemiro\Archive\winsxs\amd64_netfx-sos_dll_b03f5f7f11d50a3a_6.3.9600.21077_none_d080d7dfc4108c79\SOS.dll to C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_netfx-sos_dll_b03f5f7f11d50a3a_6.3.9600.21077_none_d080d7dfc4108c79\SOS.dll.


Successfully restored ownership for C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_netfx-sos_dll_b03f5f7f11d50a3a_6.3.9600.21077_none_d080d7dfc4108c79\SOS.dll
Successfully restored permissions on C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_netfx-sos_dll_b03f5f7f11d50a3a_6.3.9600.21077_none_d080d7dfc4108c79\SOS.dll
PowerCopy:: directive completed successfully.








Successfully processed all directives.
SFCFix version 3.0.0.0 by niemiro has completed.
Currently storing 1 datablocks.
Finish time: 2018-10-24 13:17:25.547
Script hash: 9Ebn19bXq57fnMS94cwcS6GK84Nr1CQPCV7kcggqMZE=
----------------------EOF-----------------------
 

Attachments

SFCFix Script

Warning: this fix is specific to the user in this thread. No one else should follow these instructions as it may cause more harm than good. If you are after assistance, please start a thread of your own.




  1. Download SFCFix.exe (by niemiro) and save this to your Desktop.
  2. Download the file below, SFCFix.zip, and save this to your Desktop. Ensure that this file is named SFCFix.zip - do not rename it.
  3. Save any open documents and close all open windows.
  4. On your Desktop, you should see two files: SFCFix.exe and SFCFix.zip.
  5. Drag the file SFCFix.zip onto the file SFCFix.exe and release it.
  6. SFCFix will now process the script.
  7. Upon completion, a file should be created on your Desktop: SFCFix.txt.
  8. Copy (Ctrl+C) and Paste (Ctrl+V) the contents of this file into your next post for me to analyse please - put tags around the log to break up the text.






SFC Scan




  1. Click on the Start button and in the search box, type Command Prompt
  2. When you see Command Prompt on the list, right-click on it and select Run as administrator
  3. When command prompt opens, copy and paste the following commands into it, press enter after each

    sfc /scannow

    Wait for this to finish before you continue

    copy %windir%\logs\cbs\cbs.log %userprofile%\Desktop\cbs.txt
  4. This will create a file, cbs.txt on your Desktop. Please attach this to your next post.
 

Attachments

Code: 
SFCFix version 3.0.0.0 by niemiro.
Start time: 2018-10-24 14:09:53.674
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Update 3 - amd64
Using .zip script file at C:\Users\zz_kawhite\Desktop\SFCFix.zip [0]








PowerCopy::
Successfully took permissions for file or folder C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_system.web_b03f5f7f11d50a3a_6.3.9600.21003_none_b3b21e10dfc179cb\System.Web.dll
Successfully took permissions for file or folder C:\Windows\Winsxs\Manifests\msil_system.data.sqlxml_b77a5c561934e089_6.3.9600.21042_none_35b3fb3682b5f8ea.manifest
Successfully took permissions for file or folder C:\Windows\Winsxs\Manifests\x86_system.web_b03f5f7f11d50a3a_6.3.9600.21003_none_fb5f54e7f43da2d1.manifest


Successfully copied file C:\Users\zz_kawhite\AppData\Local\niemiro\Archive\winsxs\amd64_system.web_b03f5f7f11d50a3a_6.3.9600.21003_none_b3b21e10dfc179cb\System.Web.dll to C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_system.web_b03f5f7f11d50a3a_6.3.9600.21003_none_b3b21e10dfc179cb\System.Web.dll.
Successfully copied file C:\Users\zz_kawhite\AppData\Local\niemiro\Archive\Manifests\msil_system.data.sqlxml_b77a5c561934e089_6.3.9600.21042_none_35b3fb3682b5f8ea.manifest to C:\Windows\Winsxs\Manifests\msil_system.data.sqlxml_b77a5c561934e089_6.3.9600.21042_none_35b3fb3682b5f8ea.manifest.
Successfully copied file C:\Users\zz_kawhite\AppData\Local\niemiro\Archive\Manifests\x86_system.web_b03f5f7f11d50a3a_6.3.9600.21003_none_fb5f54e7f43da2d1.manifest to C:\Windows\Winsxs\Manifests\x86_system.web_b03f5f7f11d50a3a_6.3.9600.21003_none_fb5f54e7f43da2d1.manifest.


Successfully restored ownership for C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_system.web_b03f5f7f11d50a3a_6.3.9600.21003_none_b3b21e10dfc179cb\System.Web.dll
Successfully restored permissions on C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_system.web_b03f5f7f11d50a3a_6.3.9600.21003_none_b3b21e10dfc179cb\System.Web.dll
Successfully restored ownership for C:\Windows\Winsxs\Manifests\msil_system.data.sqlxml_b77a5c561934e089_6.3.9600.21042_none_35b3fb3682b5f8ea.manifest
Successfully restored permissions on C:\Windows\Winsxs\Manifests\msil_system.data.sqlxml_b77a5c561934e089_6.3.9600.21042_none_35b3fb3682b5f8ea.manifest
Successfully restored ownership for C:\Windows\Winsxs\Manifests\x86_system.web_b03f5f7f11d50a3a_6.3.9600.21003_none_fb5f54e7f43da2d1.manifest
Successfully restored permissions on C:\Windows\Winsxs\Manifests\x86_system.web_b03f5f7f11d50a3a_6.3.9600.21003_none_fb5f54e7f43da2d1.manifest
PowerCopy:: directive completed successfully.








Successfully processed all directives.
SFCFix version 3.0.0.0 by niemiro has completed.
Currently storing 4 datablocks.
Finish time: 2018-10-24 14:09:55.018
Script hash: 1BgkJl6MLtlnA0ZRi3C+rrHMea1fmzrdv2IvJSFEB18=
----------------------EOF-----------------------

CBS.txt
 
Step#1 - DISM /RestoreHealth Scan
Warning:this fix is specific to the user in this thread. No one else should follow these instructions as it may cause more harm than good. If you are after assistance, please start a thread of your own.



  1. Right-click on the Start button and select Command Prompt (Admin)
  2. When command prompt opens, Copy (Ctrl+C) and Paste (Right-click > Paste) the following command into it, then press Enter
    Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
  3. Once it finishes, copy and paste the following into the command-prompt window and press Enter. If prompted to overwrite the existing file go ahead.
    copy %windir%\logs\cbs\cbs.log "%userprofile%\Desktop\cbs.txt"
  4. Once this has completed please go to your Desktop and you will find CBS.txt => Please zip/upload to this thread.
    Please Note:: if the file is too big (over 7MB) to upload to your next post, please upload via a service such as Dropbox or One Drive or SendSpace and just provide the link.
 
Update:

I was able to fix a few of the missing/corrupt files and run sfc and DISM without error. I then attempted Windows Updates again but they failed. I then ran SFC and DISM again and DISM returned some errors again. I have attached the latest CBS and Windows Update log files.
View attachment Logs.zip
 
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